Posted by The New Persuasive [was LH] on 12/06/07 22:49

In article <Xns99FE8077FFA1Baacom@69.28.186.120>, Grue <a@a.com> wrote:

> Sean Black <sean@bucks-aggs.demon.co.uk> wrote in news:P3x2Lrmxc
> $VHFw9K@virgin.net:
>
> > There are always going to be pirates, but if the studios/record
> > companies put out a decent product at a reasonable price
>
> <snip>
>
> Thats primarily the problem. When something is profitable and popular,
> everybody want a piece of the pie. That's what the writer's strike is
> about now.

Mmmmmmmm... No. They want the piece of the pie that should be their's
already. They give studios their intellectual property in exchange for
residuals. That's the agreement. DVDs weren't invented before the last
renewal. Neither was the internet. The writers rightfully want what is
their's. And the studios can't be trusted with the numbers. They claimed
that Titanic didn't pull a cent in profit.

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