MPAA-Run Copyright Awareness Website Defaced by Anonymous

Wow...now that I've read their manifesto I have to say they are really full of crap. They keep claiming that they are trying to protect 'information' and that information is important for education and that knowledge must be spread to those that cannot afford it. They even compare piracy to the printing press.

First off, the poor don't need pirated music and movies. Ever heard of the radio? Or do they absolutely NEED mp3s on their ipods? And exactly how many of the people that pirate do so purely because they cannot afford to consume the content legitimately?

The pirate bay (and other pirate resources) don't care about the free flow of information and education; that sure isn't consistent with what is actually being downloaded (music, movies, games, and software). Most everything that is pirated is all a luxury good that people could live without, not some sort of noble educational material or text.

They criticize the capitalist for their greed, but their greed is just as bad; aren't they being greedy by demanding that content be free? Do they seriously think they are on a quest to help the poor and 'oppressed' by giving access to free music and software? As if that's what the poor really 'need'.

Sure, some piracy really does help with education. But the preponderance is simply people downloading content for free because they'd rather not pay. That's it.

I'd love to live in a world where all content is free. Anonymous doesn't care about true freedom, though. If they did, they'd realize that it is very hypocritical to try to force content creators to ignore or endorse piracy. If Anonymous is right, then maybe content creators should commit works to the public domain on their own, sharing them with humanity. We see this sometimes, but not often. Still, what right does Anon have to force everyone into thinking about content their way?

If the people are really, truly supportive of this free flow of information, then they will generate content on their own without monetization, releasing it on the Internet for everyone to enjoy. But Anon is wrong, the people don't care about free information enough to give up their own work for free (at least not in huge quantities)....so Anon continues their DDOS in an attempt to force it. That's just a different form of tyranny and oppression.