Following in the footsteps of the RIAA, which has aggressively targeted college campuses with legal threats and, in some cases, lawsuits as well, school is now in session for the MPAA too, TorrentFreak reports.
Up to this point it has been the burden of individual movie studios to send out infringement notices, but now the MPAA is stepping in and, according to TorrentFreak, "will notify all college and university presidents about this upcoming policy change, and at the same time the movie industry outfit will urge institutions to do whatever they can to stop illegal downloading on their campus networks."
Helping the MPAA to boldly go where it was reluctant to go before, this past July the U.S. made it a requirement for colleges and universities to actively stop illegal file sharing or risk losing federal funding. In the letter being sent out to university heads, the MPAA makes sure to remind them of this, while also making an emotional appeal.
"More than 2.4 million workers in all 50 states depend on the entertainment industry for their jobs," the letter states. "Online theft is a job-killer that also reduces the number of opportunities for graduates of your institution to make a living in the creative sectors."
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Nimrod
December 08, 2010 at 3:58am
"More than 2.4 million workers in all 50 states depend on the entertainment industry for their jobs," the letter states. "Online theft is a job-killer that also reduces the number of opportunities for graduates of your institution to make a living in the creative sectors."
Show me spicifically the jobs that have been lost because of this please.
If your not going to stop the fking spammers then get rig the this idiot captcha
Ghok
December 07, 2010 at 7:42pm
Last I checked, movies were still being made and still making money. Avatar made unfathomable amounts of money last year. Improve your business model if you want to reduce piracy. Pirating only caters to cheapskates or a market that's being ignored. Most people don't mind paying a couple hours wage for a couple hours entertainment, and those who do never will anyway. Really, it's not worth the bad press.
Zachary K.
December 07, 2010 at 7:52pm
"and those who do never will anyway."
if they never would pay for it, than they don't deserve to have it. poor excuse.
Danthrax66
December 07, 2010 at 10:08pm
But that isn't going to stop them from getting it. I'd much rather see the money spent on going after people put into making better movies/music. Would you agree especially since piracy has never been proven to hurt sales?
Zachary K.
December 07, 2010 at 5:15pm
go get em boys, you are fighting the improbable fight (not impossible, just very, very improbable).
pirating is the low point of the internet and need to die a fast and painful death. (and it give torrents a bad name).
ps. pirates should be shot, in the BALLS.
Nimrod
December 08, 2010 at 4:00am
right because the chopo on here isnt nearlly as bad. Go back to your real damn job you fking citizen spy
Jox
December 07, 2010 at 5:05pm
So, I'm curious. When will you be changing your name to the United Corporations of America?
Lobbyists should be shot.
-Jox
schneider1492
December 11, 2010 at 2:15am
if they can bootstrap we can bootleg! they go foot and foot!
violian
December 07, 2010 at 11:43am
So universities and colleges who are lacking in enforcing illegal file-sharing could lose federal aid? Since when did the interests of Hollywood precede that of education? Another reason why our education system is failing miserably compared to other advanced countries. The government is least concerned about our education. Apparently, improving our education system won't better America. It is protecting the wealthy Hollywood that will position America in a better spot.
SAND_CREATURE
December 07, 2010 at 8:15pm
thats just how government works here. If the government wants something done that it doesn't have the power to do directly, it just threatens to take away federal money.
One example of this is when they lowered the %BAC for illegal drunk driving. Threre no constitutional standard for allowing this, so the government said "if you don't lower the BAC number, you don't get any highway funds"
Of course they will comply, it's not like anyone can say no to ultimatums like that.
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