Mark Cuban on BitTorrent: 'So What, Piracy is Collateral Damage'

Criticizes the MPAA for following in the RIAA's footsteps and targeting file-sharing customers instead of "investing in a positive message" like "the fun of going to the movies." Outspoken billionaire "maverick" entrepreneur and Chairman of HDNet Mark Cuban has written a post on his blog extolling his opinion that "promotion works better than prevention" as the MPAA targets potential customers in its battle against illegal file-sharing and unauthorized distribution. "The MPAA is staring right in the face of a paradox and they must make a choice," he writes. "They can continue to invest in the war on Digital Piracy (as opposed to physical DVD piracy, which can be monitored and slowed by confiscating actual DVDs and duplication equipment), or they can invest in promoting the fun of going to the movies." Cuban points out the fallacy in waging a neverending war against digital piracy like the RIAA and essentially making enemies out the very people it's trying to woo into theaters and to buy DVDs and other merchandise. </img>


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