In a move that is bound to not win them any more ‘fans,’ both organizations are planning an organized effort to find illegal downloading on p2p networks, as well as any pirate attempting to videotape a bootleg copy of a movie at the cinema. To give us the flavor of the organization’s state of mind, here is what they said as to the reasons behind such a campaign, that they are “protecting holiday shoppers from purchasing illegal copies of their favorite movies and music and defending movie studios and the recording industry against the loss of crucial holiday sales, especially those from newly released—or even not-yet released titles.”
How long will such behavior go unchecked, especially in light of the recent round of November lawsuits? One can only hope that after a constant barrage of RIAA/MPAA spin, that the average person is starting to see through both organization’s statements (due to the kinds of people they have chosen to sue recently, such as someone in a wheelchair) and that people will begin to understand their true motives.
