The secret lives of Pirates

You walk past them on the street, you sit next to them in the doctors office waiting room, but do you ever suspect they could be PIRATES?! Of course I'm talking about internet pirates. I think one of the main reasons people pirate is not only because it's free but because of the convenience of it. Of course the companies making these movies and music complain greatly of the financial distress it causes them. If that's the case then they need to become more innovative in their thinking because if they think people are going to stop they are sorely mistaken. Buying a $30 DVD just isn't something people want to do anymore. They don't NEED to do it anymore. There are other ways for them to get what they want. As I've said, all they need is a DVD burner, a DVD burning program and a digital file of the movie.

Netflix is a great company offering people that love movies but dont have a need for buying tons of space taking DVD's an affordable rentals system at a decent price. One of their main problems has been that they have a wait time for the movies as they are sent by mail. They recently offered solutions to this problem for their customers by offering direct online watching of videos either on the computer or by using their internet ready gaming systems as a conduit for plugging into their available movies online. Very cool stuff technology wise.

It's going to be a long time before they give all those pirates out there a reason not to crack programs and rip DVD booty. But they need to learn from example and start brainstorming if they dont want to catch fire like a broke down motherboard. Of course we love the movies they put out...well most of the time...ok sometimes. But they need to stop being greedy and accept what's happening with the economy and also with the shift in technology. Both business and life are a constant adaptation. I hope we can all learn quickly enough to not get our booties pirated.

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