Tuesday, April 7, 2009

How to get fired for being an idiot!

Fox 411 movie critic Roger Friedman wins moron of the week, courtesy of Kevin's Movie Blog.
Roger Friedman has worked for FOX for over 10 years now, and, apparently did not want to make it to 11. Friedman was a movie critic for the network, and after hearing FOX's blockbuster, X-men Origins: Wolverine was leaked online last week, he decided to download it and do what he apparently does best; review it. The problem, however, is the fact FOX has been hunting down the parties responsible for the pirating like a Predator in an Equadorian jungle, and this guy comes out and admits he downloaded it (which is illegal) and watched it. Apparently, he thought, by saying he liked the movie, it would be ok to talk about how easy it was to get his companies cinematic baby. Friedman also went on to say he would have downloaded more movies, if he had a bigger harddrive. So, basically, he came out and laughed at his company, but liked the movie. And that is how to get fired in one, easy step, and all it took was breaking the law.
There has been massive response from the internet about this story, despite FOX being really quiet about the whole thing. As a result of FOX being infuriated over the leak of this movie, which is apparently DVD quality, and no shakey cam, the government has called a meeting with them, to discuss amendments to current laws for a much harsher punishment, along with how it can affect companies who allow this to happen.
So, let me come out and address the issue of piracy right now. First of all, it's illegal, bottom line. There are no qualms about that. I do see this, normally as a don't ask, don't tell kinda thing that doesn't hurt when people used to copy a VHS tape to watch one more time. But, given P2P applications, it's not just for one more watch, it's so thousands can watch the movie, which really crosses the line. On top of that, you have a movie that is not even in it's final version. When you download something like that, you go beyond don't ask, don't tell, and turn into a screaming "look at me!" So, don't be a d-bag, if you wanna see the movie, pay for it, that's what they have Netflix for, or, have the goodness to get the crappy shakey-cam version so you feel the penalty of breaking the law by reliving your previous meal.

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