The biggest problem by far is China, as said by the companies supporting this bill. It's not Americans, or Euros who are downloading stuff illegally, it is China, who's avg salaries can no where near afford the cost of these games, movies, cds, etc. But, they are advanced enough to know what they want and what all of this stuff is, and they have PCs. Also, there are 1.3 BILLION of them. far more than Americans and Euros combined. And they don't play by the same rules if you haven't noticed. And what is the point any way? How will any of these laws stop the Chinese? It won't. How are you going to sue a Chinese guy who makes $3 a day for $598,789,798 for stuff he downloaded?
The other problem is the penalties. I'm sure many of you have seen that Michael Jackson picture making the internet rounds where if you download an album of his illegally, you can get more years in prison THAN THE GUY WHO KILLED HIM. Not to mention, Some guy downloads 12 albums illegally... and is caught. OK, then he should have to pay the cost of those 12 albums. But instead these companies sue him for 2 million dollars. Where the HELL do they get that number from!?
What is missing from this is how a CD costs LESS than a cassette tape to make. Yet for years they charged $20 a pop for a CD. Prices have gone down, but they are still far more than digital. Most artists make their money on tours nowadays, not music sales. That is why most do not mind the illegal downloads. They barely make money on it anyway. But as that spreads their music to ears it otherwise would not reach, now those people are more likely to pay $30 or whatever to go see that person when they are in their city next.
BOOM! FACE KICK!
