Submitted 3 weeks ago by Beep@lemmus.org to technology@lemmy.world
More than two years ago, Amazon sued a network of websites that sold pirated DVDs of Prime Video exclusives such as The Rings of Power and The Boys. The defendants, believed to be based in China, never showed up in court. This week, a California federal judge awarded Amazon $6 million in damages and granted a broad domain transfer request, targeting registrars and registries.
Fuck Amazon.
$6m is such a small potatoes drop in the bucket for them… Fuck them and everyone who supports them!
The sum doesn’t mean anything to Amazon (whether they lose it or gain it), but it probably means a ton to the people they sued.
If they are based out of China, then Amazon won’t get a single cent out of them. They will be back up with a new name and website soon.
It probably doesn’t because they are not gonna pay it.
Blue Origin burns 6m in a couple of minutes just in fuel.
Which “them” are you talking about? It sounds like you mean the bootleg sellers, which implies you support Amazon. Mind you, I have no problem supporting the creative types making the content - it’s the absurdly large corporations milking customers for all they can that I have difficulty wanting to support.
Sorry, definitely fuck Amazon!
…did they sell the pirates DVDs ON Amazon? That would be funny, and mildly ironic on how Amazon has zero accountability for all the counterfeit jank junk they sell.
jordanlund@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
“Since Amazon has never released some of these Prime Video series on DVD…”
It’s almost as if the answer were right there…
paraphrand@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
So, companies should be legally forced to produce DVDs?
jordanlund@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
No, but they shouldn’t be allowed to sue for physical piracy on products they do not produce physically.
tabular@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Forcing the copyright holder to sell on DVD would be problematic. Why not just permit others to offer it in a format that is apprently in demand (e.g. by reducing copyright to 5 years, instead of ~5 billion)?
Pirating is indeed one thing (on boats… stealing, with violence and murder). If you say “unauthorised copying” instead of using the music industry’s propaganda term then maybe nuance is easier to see.
KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
I will admit forcing a form factor is ill advised, but it should be possible to purchase a legal and permanent copy of said production in one form or another. Even if that is digitally, so long as it can be downloaded and doesn’t need some sort of online/phone home solution to play it.
pinball_wizard@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
I always try to pay for my media in whatever way supports the creators the best.
But if Amazon won’t sell the format I’m buying, I’ll gladly pay someone who will. And laws made by Amazon soley for Amazon’s benefit do not obligate me to become some kind of detective when I buy a DVD.
So no one should force Amazon to produce DVDs, but Amazon shouldn’t be able to stop others from producing what they refuse to produce. There’s already laws about abandoned products that could be applied.
This is just Amazon using their money to be a bully.
This whole thing wouldn’t be an issue if copyright was a reasonable length, like 5 years.