Description
Each day, millions of youths from Canada and around
the world download music and movies off of the Internet. This epidemic
of “unauthorized” downloading has been cited by the record and film
industries as being the prime cause for billions in losses. Politicians
have come under tremendous pressure to pass legislation on the issue.
But despite all the media frenzy on the piracy crackdowns, there’s been
very little attention to the topic itself.At the
very best, news reporters regurgitated the contents of an industry press
release. There was nothing of substance, which is where this
documentary fits in: we wanted to cover the issue in-depth. We
interviewed industry execs, copyright lawyers, pirates, consumers,
artists, and everyone we could think of – and made you this film.
Tags
julien mcardle, on piracy and the future of media, youth, canada, music, movies, internet, unauthorized, politicians, legislation, issue, pressure, reporter, documentary, copyright lawyers, pirates, consumer, artist, film, download, watch, free, online