With the continuing campaigns for Internet-censoring legislation such as SOPA and PIPA, the closure of sites such as Megaupload under allegations of ‘piracy’ and ‘conspiracy’, the time has come to take a stand against music, film, and media companies’ lobbyists.5 q# `" o( @, {, T% y
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Their profit margins.
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* z5 p! g8 \2 B1 F/ GMarch 2012 is the end of the 1st quarter in economic reports worldwide.
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0 g: @4 j* |: n( F$ rtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbDo not buy a single record. Do not download a single song, legally or illegally. Do not go see a single film in cinemas, or download a copy. Do not buy a DVD in the stores. Do not buy a videogame. Do not buy a single book or magazine.公仔箱論壇, ?/ l& o- C4 m. w- f/ z
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Wait the four weeks to buy them in April; see the film later, etc. Holding out for just four weeks, maximum, will leave a gaping hole in media and entertainment companies’ profits for the 1st quarter, an economic hit which will in turn be observed by governments worldwide as stocks and shares will blip from a large enough loss of incomes.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb2 V" p' j9 U7 S; X7 E
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