Where´s Brazil on that list? Brazil is king when it comes to piracy because it´s also king on low wages and king on absurd taxes and high prices. A "next gen" (counting Wii) game here costs almost 150 dollars. I´m fucking serious.
As one of the spokespeople for the Seven Seas Alliance, I have prepared the following statement as a response to the congressional body of the United States of America: "Go to hell".
@SG79: I can't believe they let the shops in Pacific Mall (Toronto) stay open. They fine them $500 every couple of years for selling bootleg games and DVDs, close them down for a week and a half, and that is it.
Why go after Bittorrent/P2P? Why not target people that are actually profiting from piracy?
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Is this really something to take a stand for? I completely agree that the Canadian government should be doing more to combat piracy (all forms).
9 years ago, some shops kept a few original copies of movies and games to keep things under wraps. Nowadays, you can walk into the same shops (Pacific Mall in TO anyone?) and find hundreds of pirated movies out in the open.
P.S. To the country shaped as a hat. You stay in the kitchen and make us some maple pancakes and bacons. And none of that nonsense that you call Canadian bacon.
@SG79: No I completely agree with combating piracy. Just not the way the "Congressional International Anti-Piracy Caucus" would like us to. I'm sure they'd love us to adopt their dated anti-piracy laws, but we need to be a little independent and come up with laws that are a bit more with the times.
Yeah Pacific Mall is pretty bad, been a few busts down there too.
@ArchangelNES: How's your watered down beer going? I jest, I jest, your beer doesn't taste like watery piss at all. :p
@Gantz: Your Trusted Friend in Science.: Whaa, really? Well, I've never been out west. Lived in Ontario for all my life. Sure we have cartons too but bagged milk is where its at.
I just remember a few years back that a coworker from buffalo was so surprised when she saw milk bags. Never realized that the US didn't have them.
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Do you really need to add to the stereo types? We don't say say eh, we don't say aboot, we don't live in Igloos, we don't ride dogsleds. My guess, Americans are just jealous of our glorious country.
@Masonvrocks: We do say 'eh'. And we do say 'about' with varying degrees of difference to our neighbours down South. Then again, the same could be said even between different Canadian cities too.
Ever hear a New Yorker say 'about'? I guarantee you it does not sound how any Canadian would say it.
@Demonbird: Moving the entire pirate-army there was truly a stroke of genius. Operations are already back on track and we expect an increase in productivity with almost 18% by the end of the fiscal year.
I really feel like going to every comment in this post where people are complaining about how high game prices have forced them to piracy and replying "BAWWW."
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Lets just hope China doesnt get any ideas.
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Pirates are not at all market-leaders in spreading wares.
Demonizing the populous is the superior way of handling it all.
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Why go after Bittorrent/P2P? Why not target people that are actually profiting from piracy?
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Also, 500 every couple years is NOTHING compared to how much they make.
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You are a pirate
Yeeeargh arrgh fiddle de dee
Being a pirate is alright to me
Do what you want cos' a pirate is free
You are a pirate
Yeeeeeeeeargh!
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Because there has been an international anti-piracy law on tangible medium since 1977.
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Signed,
Canada
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Is this really something to take a stand for? I completely agree that the Canadian government should be doing more to combat piracy (all forms).
9 years ago, some shops kept a few original copies of movies and games to keep things under wraps. Nowadays, you can walk into the same shops (Pacific Mall in TO anyone?) and find hundreds of pirated movies out in the open.
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Signed,
US
P.S. To the country shaped as a hat. You stay in the kitchen and make us some maple pancakes and bacons. And none of that nonsense that you call Canadian bacon.
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Uh... we just call it back bacon. You guys call it Canadian bacon.
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Yeah Pacific Mall is pretty bad, been a few busts down there too.
@ArchangelNES: How's your watered down beer going? I jest, I jest, your beer doesn't taste like watery piss at all. :p
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I wish I could screencap PS3 games and I'm not going to install the PC version just to snap the loading screen for Fallout 3. lol...
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2 years old but has some interesting and probably still relevant information, complete with cheesy soundtrack.
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I just remember a few years back that a coworker from buffalo was so surprised when she saw milk bags. Never realized that the US didn't have them.
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Do you really need to add to the stereo types? We don't say say eh, we don't say aboot, we don't live in Igloos, we don't ride dogsleds. My guess, Americans are just jealous of our glorious country.
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Ever hear a New Yorker say 'about'? I guarantee you it does not sound how any Canadian would say it.
But our country is still glorious. XD
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Yeah, pretty much sums it up.
Drop the damn prices and we will be all over ya!
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