That's OK; you didn't guilt me because my conscience is clean. I was just making polite conversation on a rather impolite topic.
I have never watched a movie illegally, as far as I know, nor would I. I have had invitations to join various questionable "seeded" sites, and I have declined them. Many of them will fill your computer with malware anyway, and I don't think the reward is worth the risk.
But in the case of YouTube, I don't think you are breaking the law by watching anything posted there. It is YouTube's job to police the content, and it does so very aggressively – with the strong arm of the copyright holders as its guide, of course! When YouTube fails to police its content, I don't think the users who watch videos there can be held accountable – just the ones who post them. Many studios also make complete films available on YouTube for publicity and advertising, particularly releases that are no longer generating revenue from theaters and rentals, but I don't think that's the case with "Teeth."
I also think there are many things on that site that look much more interesting, and I still haven't gotten to all of those, and every day I fall further behind because so much is being uploaded.
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SydneysMaster
8 years ago
It is YouTube's job to police the content, and it does so very aggressively
I know! I love how youtube is able to delete 99% of copyrighted content! Talk about efficiency! Those youtube robots are god-like lol. I see how some people try to get passed the filter. They to change their videos so much it becomes unwatchable. I am only glad for this because I don't want illegal content.
I also think there are many things on that site that look much more interesting, and I still haven't gotten to all of those, and every day I fall further behind because so much is being uploaded..
I think that is a losing battle lol. Us humans can only watch so much. It is best to look at only what interests you the most. I pass over so many movies I would normal watch. It is just that I have other (better) movies to watch.
Old Japanese Proverb: When three women get together, it is noisy.
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WarpedRecord
8 years ago
Indeed. It's ridiculous. Someone will post a brief clip of their baby, and they'll have a Prince song or whatever playing in the background and have to take the audio down.
I use YouTube occasionally to hear new music from bands I wouldn't know about otherwise, and if I like them, I still buy physical CDs. I rarely do downloads at all unless there's no other format. Plus, I still read physical books and magazines. I get easily distracted when I get on the Internet, and it's much easier to focus when I'm playing a DVD or CD or reading something in print!
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SydneysMaster
8 years ago
I think something is wrong with me. I never really got into music. I just listen to the radio or pandora for music. The movies I rent are mostly DVD because that is the cheapest.
I used to have netflix. I wonder why people make such a big deal about it. I must be using it wrong or something.
Old Japanese Proverb: When three women get together, it is noisy.
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WarpedRecord
8 years ago
I don't think there's anything wrong with you if you never got into music. But if you think there's something wrong with you because you don't conform to others' standards, well, that may be worth evaluating. ;-) As for me, I have Pandora and Spotify, but I rarely use them because the music they recommend is the music I already have. So I'd rather just play my own music collection.
I have never used Netflix either and prefer the old-school methods of acquiring and viewing films, where possible.
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SydneysMaster
8 years ago
I don't think there's anything wrong with you if you never got into music.
Thank you for your kind words WarpedRecord.
I have never used Netflix either and prefer the old-school methods of acquiring and viewing films, where possible.
The reason I got a netflix account was so that I could binge watch The Walking Dead. It took me a week to see season 1-4. I loved bingeing that show. If only there were more shows on tv that I liked.
Old Japanese Proverb: When three women get together, it is noisy.
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