Things that make you go hmmm....

[theHandpuppet]

I've been following a thread on DU about piracy issues and when I did a google search for recent news on the subject, here's one of the reports that came up....

http://rt.com/news/online-piracy-european-parliament-846/
Torrent temptation: EU Parliament, Vatican, Hollywood download pirated content
Published time: December 27, 2013 02:55

Despite global efforts to curb copyright infringement, the temptation to use BitTorrent sites to download free movies and TV shows is too strong for employees in the EU Parliament, the Vatican, the US House of Representatives, and some Hollywood studios.

The new information was revealed by TorrentFreak, which used a tracking outfit called ScanEye to identify those illegally downloading files in some rather surprising places.

The website reported that EU Parliament employees have shown keen interest in downloading pirated movies and TV shows while at work. Dozens of recent “hits” entered from EU Parliament IP addresses on several BitTorrent trackers revealed that employees have downloaded pirated versions of new movies such as ‘Elysium’ and ‘Monsters vs. Aliens.’ They also appear to be fans of classic flicks such as ‘The Ten Commandments,’ as well as popular television shows such as ‘Breaking Bad.’

The same illegal activity also made its way into the Vatican, with movies such as ‘Billy Elliot’ being downloaded along with TV series such as ‘Camp.’

[Fearless]

1. Does make me go hmm...

Just trying to figure out how it's LGBT related... Not that it matters much to me, I'm just baffled.

[theHandpuppet]

2. Have you never seen the movie "Billy Elliot"?

It happens to be a favorite of mine... about a young boy (gay) who grows up to be fabulous ballet dancer. Normally the hypocrisy of the Vatican being caught pirating copies of "Billy Elliot" would piss me off but the fact they got caught amuses me.

[Fearless]

3. Ahh

Got it.

[theHandpuppet]

4. Great movie from the UK

Definitely one to see.

[NCLefty]

5. The Internet fosters a culture of white ("innocent") thievery and cheating.

And nearly all of the people I know under 30 have zero compunction about downloading illegal music/video.

I've seen widespread cheating in online games as well, especially among the young. To them it's just normal to do.

[theHandpuppet]

6. I guess I'm old fashioned.

Stealing is stealing. Anyone who takes the bread out of the mouths of artists, writers, musicians and other creative people is a thief. I know that's not a popular opinion but having read all the rationalizations for such thieving, I don't expect I'll be changing my mind.