bawbag
March 22nd, 2004, 11:04 AM
Now that Sharereactor is gone, we've lost one of the most reliable (if slow) methods of getting files from the internet. When searching for files using the eMule client, the word "sharereactor" was a mark of approval.
We all know that downloading movies from the internet is illegal, but we also know that sharing movies is not immoral. If any of you saw the interview clip with Michael Moore, then you'll know what I mean.
If you buy a DVD of a movie you love, you take it round to your friends house, or loan it to someone in work. You share it. Also, for the most part, if we really like a movie then we shell out the cash. Speaking personally, I never grudge paying for an original DVD if I know it's a film I'll enjoy watching, or sharing with my friends.
Now for my idea:
I think we should turn the famous DVD Screener messages against them. Start a Sharereactor-type page sharing movies that have been Re-encoded with our own messages. Messages along the lines of "This file was downloaded illegally from the internet. If you enjoy this movie, please buy the DVD. Otherwise delete the file from your computer". Maybe coming across your screen 3 or 4 times per movie.
Yes, it would be annoying, and I understand that this will not make the files less illegal, but it does make them more moral. We need to hammer the idea into these big-shot execs that it's NOT about stealing, it's about sharing. There will always be those who steal, and there will always be those who can see no difference between stealing and sharing. But the rest of us are simply doing what we've always done. Sharing our movies/music/art with anyone who cares enough to stop and pay attention.
It's certainly not an idea that's going to change the face of the internet, and I have nothing like the resources to set such a page up. But the way I see it, every little bit needs to be done to keep the freedom of the internet alive. It's the last media platform we have left to speak freely on, and the corporations are slowly picking away at it, closing off as much as they can.
Then again maybe I'm just a stupid hippy! :o)
Bawbag.
We all know that downloading movies from the internet is illegal, but we also know that sharing movies is not immoral. If any of you saw the interview clip with Michael Moore, then you'll know what I mean.
If you buy a DVD of a movie you love, you take it round to your friends house, or loan it to someone in work. You share it. Also, for the most part, if we really like a movie then we shell out the cash. Speaking personally, I never grudge paying for an original DVD if I know it's a film I'll enjoy watching, or sharing with my friends.
Now for my idea:
I think we should turn the famous DVD Screener messages against them. Start a Sharereactor-type page sharing movies that have been Re-encoded with our own messages. Messages along the lines of "This file was downloaded illegally from the internet. If you enjoy this movie, please buy the DVD. Otherwise delete the file from your computer". Maybe coming across your screen 3 or 4 times per movie.
Yes, it would be annoying, and I understand that this will not make the files less illegal, but it does make them more moral. We need to hammer the idea into these big-shot execs that it's NOT about stealing, it's about sharing. There will always be those who steal, and there will always be those who can see no difference between stealing and sharing. But the rest of us are simply doing what we've always done. Sharing our movies/music/art with anyone who cares enough to stop and pay attention.
It's certainly not an idea that's going to change the face of the internet, and I have nothing like the resources to set such a page up. But the way I see it, every little bit needs to be done to keep the freedom of the internet alive. It's the last media platform we have left to speak freely on, and the corporations are slowly picking away at it, closing off as much as they can.
Then again maybe I'm just a stupid hippy! :o)
Bawbag.