as to think that someone who bit-torrents an episode of 24 is the same as someone who steals somebody's handbag". He said he wanted to ask whether people in his industry are "so blind. He mocked "those preposterous" commercials on DVDs telling audiences "you wouldn't steal a handbag". It did no good, said Fry, to label these people as criminals. He described what he called the aggressive prosecution around the world of those who illegally download. Such a pity if I get misrepresented as a 'help yourself and be a pirate' advocate."Īfter outlining the history of copyright, he went on to say that, in the entertainment industry's pursuit of the file-sharers, he suspects "that my business - the film business, the television business, the music business - is doing the wrong thing".
At an event in London last night, the writer, actor, and gadget fan Stephen Fry launched a surprisingly ferocious attack on the music and movie industries over the way they have acted to defend their copyright.Įven he seemed surprised, asking on Twitter as he left the stage: "Have I laid myself open to attack?" and: "Hope I'm not misunderstood.
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