I like his thinking.

Mike the Usurper wrote:
] ] The activist, author and director told the Sunday Herald
] ] that, as long as pirated copies of his film were not
] ] being sold, he had no problem with it being downloaded.
] ]
] ] "I don't agree with the copyright laws and I
] ] don't have a problem with people downloading the
] ] movie and sharing it with people as long as they're
] ] not trying to make a profit off my labour. I would oppose
] ] that," he said.
] ]
] ] "I do well enough already and I made this film
] ] because I want the world, to change. The more people who
] ] see it the better, so I'm happy this is
] ] happening."
] ...
] ] Defenders of Moore’s position include Pulp Fiction
] ] director Quentin Tarantino, who earlier this year
] ] encouraged audiences in countries where his films are
] ] not legally available to obtain counterfeit copies.
] ...
] ] Valenti said: “Nobody can allow their rights to be
] ] stolen because, if you can’t retrieve your investment,
] ] you’re out of the movie business,
] ]
] ] "I don't think there's really a single
] ] actor or director in the world who does not believe that
] ] if you don't combat piracy, it will devour you in
] ] the future."
]
] Jack Valenti, meet Mr. Moore and Mr. Tarentino. Both had had
]
] movies at the top of the box office charts now, maybe you've
] heard of them? While there is a nuance to what you say that
] would let you weasel out a defensible position, it doesn't
] look
] good. Moore and Tarentino's views are both influenced based
] ON
] MPAA policies (ratings, getting the word out for the first,
] market/region encoding in the second) not because they are
] disinterested in money or hate the movie industry.
]
] Go Michael! Tell Jack Valenti to kiss your pretty damn
] expansive white ass! LOL

RE: Moore: pirate my film, no problem - [Sunday Herald]