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   Dam, Feb 21st, 2007 @ 4:33am

   
   

   Does This Really.......

   surprise anyone? The MPAA, like the RIAA, is all about the lawyers getting paid as much as they can.
   
   Methinks the MPAA must live by the line spoken by Michael Douglas as Gordon Gekko in "Wall Street" - "greed..... is good".

    

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   thecaptain, Feb 21st, 2007 @ 5:30am

   
   

   So, the next time someone says that the MPAA represents the interests of all of those who work in the industry, ask them why they're working so hard to block these kinds of deals.
   
   We can't...they block all our media outlets except the net :)
   
   Oh wait...they're gonna end up blocking that too when they get rid of that whole pesky "neutrality" business.

    

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   kneeL, Feb 21st, 2007 @ 5:39am

   
   

   Rise Up. Start a revolution against the Bush Family regime and the MPAA and RIAA. At this point it's the only way we (Americans) can save our race.

    

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   Anonymous Coward, Feb 21st, 2007 @ 6:07am

   
   

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   Americans are not a race....
   
   And what does Bush have to do with this? Clinton enacted a large amount of the current legislation used to get a stranglehold on digital mediums.
   
   And while he sure hasn't done anything to help, he will be gone soon.

    

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   Geoff, Feb 21st, 2007 @ 6:44am

   
   

   Meanwhile back in Hollywood North

   Not to stray too far off-topic....This strike is absolutely killing a viable and successful film industry in Canada - This time last year, there were over 30 major productions in Toronto either finished or underway. There are four finished and three underway this year. The Actor's were pled with to NOT STRIKE by the americans unions, the producers, the canadian crews and virtually every sane person known to mankind - The Actor's M.O. is greed - with all due respect they are B actors and B extras who want A money. The 3,000 or so in favour of striking have removed food and shelter from about 25,000 who want to work and were happy to work.
   
   There are a few fantabulous canucklehead actor's about, some we know about and many we don't, but for the most part the average actor making very good money in this country wouldn't be able to do a Denny's ad south of the border!
   
   No offence to my many actor friends, but you don't deserve more money - nor do I on the other side of the camera, but I didn't ask for more.

    

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   TheDock22, Feb 21st, 2007 @ 7:35am

   
   

   Shame

   This decision really is a shame. It could have opened up a few more doors for being able to use content on the internet and still let the actors and actresses be compensated for it.
   
   Most of us Internet junkies do not want to use, watch, or listen to content for free at the expense of others. We are left little choice though with decisions like this.

    

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   Overcast, Feb 21st, 2007 @ 8:13am

   
   

   Oh yes... LOL, make sure you supress the artist's rights MPAA.. wait, I thought this was all about artist rights.
   
   Guess not, huh?

    

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   Faz, Feb 21st, 2007 @ 8:31am

   
   

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   mpaa wants us to live in a world before tv just likfe it was said earlier, no tv no piracy hahaa

    

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