PirateJesustoTechnology@lemmy.worldEnglish·6 months agocross-posted to: piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.compiracy@lemmy.dbzer0.comMovie industry demands US law requiring ISPs to block piracy websites(arstechnica.com)external-linkarrow-up1528arrow-down111message-square200fedilink
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minus-squarepostmateDumbassEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·6 months agolinkfedilinkIt is obvious profit is not their concern. Instead of releasing a film that by all accounts would have been profitable, so that they can create a loss for tax purposes. Why not maximize.profits, even if it means more taxes? The shareholders should have a legal case.
minus-squareNoxyEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down0·6 months agolinkfedilinkI think the shareholders with enough shares to have influence are the ones who encourage this sort of behavior - if it’s a long-term profit at the expense of short term, they aren’t interested That’s my gut feeling on it anyways
It is obvious profit is not their concern.
Instead of releasing a film that by all accounts would have been profitable, so that they can create a loss for tax purposes.
Why not maximize.profits, even if it means more taxes?
The shareholders should have a legal case.
I think the shareholders with enough shares to have influence are the ones who encourage this sort of behavior - if it’s a long-term profit at the expense of short term, they aren’t interested
That’s my gut feeling on it anyways