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0 pointssaool10y ago0 comments

It's probably not too wise to pick on the kids that made it and are swimming in money and power. It'll be The Revenge of the Nerds all over again.

Not to mention Google is by now a pretty deft political player.

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balls18710y ago

Specific to the US, who do you think people will side with? Movie stars or Google Lawyers?

I don't see this as being slam-dunk for either side.

pyre10y ago

The MPAA/RIAA are not "The Movie Stars" they are "The Movie Studios." It's not even that. The MPAA is an industry lobbying group that the studios are members of. There is no big name movie star that is the "face" of the MPAA.

balls18710y ago

Clearly MPAA aren't "Move Stars" but in this case, the MPAA interests are more clearly aligned with today's celebrities, then they are with Google.

It's a stretch, but one could imagine google's competitors piling on as well.

gcb010y ago

lobbying group that can order new presidential mandates and for Angelina Jolie to adopt a dozen new kids.

you have no idea how PR works...

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TeMPOraL10y ago

Who will they side with? Google or the people who keep killing their favourite movie streaming and Torrent sites?

balls18710y ago

I expect the US population that cares about torrents is practially nil, though that is based personal bias.

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Mimu10y ago

Which side, people bringing entertainment to them or the ones destroying any private life they have left?

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airza10y ago

Uhhhh... I think the MPAA's popularity has basically been zero since the whole napster thing.

nerdy10y ago

Must be an unsigned value.

Oletros10y ago

People will side with MPAA or RIAA?

gliese133710y ago

The MPAA isn't made up of movie stars.

So, will people side with Google Lawyers, or Notoriously-Shady-Film-Studio Lawyers?

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balls18710y ago

Specific to the US, who do you think people will side with? Movie stars or Google Lawyers?

I don't see this as being slam-dunk for either side.

pyre10y ago

balls18710y ago

Clearly MPAA aren't "Move Stars" but in this case, the MPAA interests are more clearly aligned with today's celebrities, then they are with Google.

It's a stretch, but one could imagine google's competitors piling on as well.

gcb010y ago

lobbying group that can order new presidential mandates and for Angelina Jolie to adopt a dozen new kids.

you have no idea how PR works...

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TeMPOraL10y ago

Who will they side with? Google or the people who keep killing their favourite movie streaming and Torrent sites?

balls18710y ago

I expect the US population that cares about torrents is practially nil, though that is based personal bias.

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Mimu10y ago

Which side, people bringing entertainment to them or the ones destroying any private life they have left?

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airza10y ago

Uhhhh... I think the MPAA's popularity has basically been zero since the whole napster thing.

nerdy10y ago

Must be an unsigned value.

Oletros10y ago

People will side with MPAA or RIAA?

gliese133710y ago

The MPAA isn't made up of movie stars.

So, will people side with Google Lawyers, or Notoriously-Shady-Film-Studio Lawyers?

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse