[pp.int.general] "Piracy" sounds too sexy, say rightsholders

[Andrew Norton]

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On 3/21/2010 12:45 AM, Edison Carter wrote:
> http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/03/piracy-sounds-too-sexy-say-rightsholders.ars
> 
> I think this would have happened no matter what label they tried to
> attach. 'They' chose the most negative label they could think of,
> we've taken it and made it 'sexy'. Jonny Depp may have helped a little

Excuse me, Willy Wonka can go play with his scissorhands, *WE* are the
sexy ones!

> but for the most part I think it's because 'The Pirates' are seen as
> standing up to corporate greed (at least in the entertainment
> industries) and government corruption.
> 
> I count this as a major WIN for the pirates.
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