Synopsis:
Second in a series on pirating, this frenetic doc looks at the quickly accelerating landscape for P2P, and the battle to control it. “Just to try to keep on making money by selling this plastic disc with information on it is obviously something which won’t last,” declares one of the many pro-sharing interviews featured. Is the DVD writer really the new “weapon of mass destruction?” Or is it time to accept that the war against copyright has already been lost? Millions of people were encouraged to download Steal This Film I, and did so. In this follow up, the filmmakers examine the roots to the current file sharing wars taking place, and find that copying is as old as communication itself. Given the current state of play, what new opportunities lie ahead for creatives, and what kind of new works will be made when we are able to distribute our ideas to millions at next to no cost? Who stands to lose and who to gain in the massive, historic changes we are facing today?
Sheffield International Documentary Festival 2007
Synopsis:
Second in a series on pirating, this frenetic doc looks at the quickly accelerating landscape for P2P, and the battle to control it. “Just to try to keep on making money by selling this plastic disc with information on it is obviously something which won’t last,” declares one of the many pro-sharing interviews featured. Is the DVD writer really the new “weapon of mass destruction?” Or is it time to accept that the war against copyright has already been lost? Millions of people were encouraged to download Steal This Film I, and did so. In this follow up, the filmmakers examine the roots to the current file sharing wars taking place, and find that copying is as old as communication itself. Given the current state of play, what new opportunities lie ahead for creatives, and what kind of new works will be made when we are able to distribute our ideas to millions at next to no cost? Who stands to lose and who to gain in the massive, historic changes we are facing today?