Thursday, October 18, 2007

Financial Hardship?

I arrived home from school and flipped on the television. Generally I'll see what's going on Oprah to use as a backdrop while going through my email and figuring out what homework I need to do first. Today's guest was Suze Orman who was giving advice to various couples who were in serious debt (One so bad that she suggested they sell their house and move to Seattle). Most of what Suze had to say was certainly very valuable, however I was stunned when she suggested that one gentleman download his vast DVD collection onto his iPod and then sell the DVD's on eBay.

Ummm... Hello... Do I need to point out that this is ILLEGAL--and in total defiance of Copyright law (Not in any way shape or form falling under the auspice of fair use)? If you think the couple has a financial hardship now, wait until they get slapped with a lawsuit from the MPAA for making illegal copies of DVDs. Eeesh...

Yes, I flung off an email on the Oprah.com website, not sure anyone will read it or make any sort of public correction but I made my psa.