It costs twice as much to make an illegal copy of a DVD as it does to buy a legal one, so why is the MPAA worried about DVD piracy, when its not financially viable?
No one knows how long the costs of copying a DVD onto another disk will remain expensive, or whether disks would even be the most likely pathways for digital piracy. Current high costs associated with copying DVDs are likely to drop dramatically at some point in the near future. However, questions like this miss the point. Under the law, a copyright owner has the right to control access to and use of its creative products. It does not matter if it costs $1.00, $5.00 or $500.00 to steal or misuse a work. Regardless of cost, it is still wrong, and it is still illegal.
