A couple of days ago I was watching a DVD and finally remembered to make a note to myself to find out when (the short answer is 2012) and why the Department of Homeland Security became involved in the war on movie piracy. Even after reading several articles about why DHS became involved I'm afraid I can't endorse their involvement. First of all let's face it they aren't exactly good at their primary goal. How many times have DHS made mistakes that could have proved fatal in providing security for our homeland,the answer is too many to list in any short space. I would like to think that the government's involvement in protecting the movie industry is more than paid for by the taxes paid by the stars and the studios,but again how many times do you read about stars who aren't paying taxes and we all know big business has so many loopholes they end up paying way less than their fair share. The reason given for the war on piracy is the financial gains made from the piracy are used for terrorism. Really? I fail to see a connection.
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