[Igottago]

Originally Posted by Azure

You do realize NHL hockey, as well as basically all sports are also being pirated in a way where illegal streams are up for people who don't want to pay?

And yet NHL revenues are up 5%. For 5 straight years, in the middle of a recession.

Truth is that pirating will never stop. The NHL has just been smart about it and offered an incredible online way of watching NHL hockey. Gamecenter is pure win, and I know for a fact that a lot of people that previously watched illegal streams have just bought the Gamecenter package.

Same with MLBTV and many others.

Its all about the industry adapting. Because no illegal stream can beat a $99/year MLBTV package where I can watch every single game in HD.

I was more talking about his assertion that music shouldn't have a monetary value attached to it, like other things.

I actually agree with some of what you're saying about the entertainment companies not having dealt with things properly. No arguement there.

But I still think consumers are way to quick to justify what is essentially theft. Like I said..Itunes is now in place. Lots of people are still downloading music for free. Itunes also offers movies. They are getting there. Yet there is still a lot of people who would rather use the free options to get these things.