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Piracy is good?

The MPAA has filed lawsuits against six sites for sharing TV programs.
Underneath article (thanks r-win) about Bittorrent, Sharing, TV series..

How Battlestar Galactica Killed Broadcast TV.

October 18th, 2004 is the day TV died. That evening, British satellite broadcaster SkyOne — part of NEWS Corp’s BSkyB satellite broadcasting service — ran the premiere episode of the re-visioned 70s camp classic Battlestar Galactica. (That episode, “33,” is one of the best hours of drama ever written for television.)
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While you might assume the SciFi Channel saw a significant drop-off in viewership as a result of this piracy, it appears to have had the reverse effect: the series is so good that the few tens of thousands of people who watched downloaded versions told their friends to tune in on January 14th, and see for themselves. From its premiere, Battlestar Galactica has been the most popular program ever to air on the SciFi Channel, and its audiences have only grown throughout the first series. Piracy made it possible for “word-of-mouth” to spread about Battlestar Galactica.

Complete article here

here in Holland: Series like BattleStar Galactica, Blind Justice, Numb3rs, Tilt will not be seen or even aired in ages. Alias is not broadcasted but can only be bought at DVD here ie. the 2003 MiniSeries of Battlestar Galactica (DVD) is totally not available yet. So yes: Piracy can be good to spread the word about quality programs to watch it when available. Cause garbage served we get enough.

NevaShut

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Great advertisement tool: NevaShut. A little older (game has ended, but still works) and is almost the same, but I like this more than the virtual beertender girls.
Enjoy the game
And for those who cannot grab a a Pringles Can: here the xml file with all the words

update: vkmag reports about Bavaria ripping the beer.com idea.
Use keywords like: sexo, puta, cuzinho, beijar, amiga, shortinho, airbag, micareta, dance, strip, bavaria, banho, chupeta, telefone, alongamento, penalti

Driving a motercycle for an advertisement

MEXICO CITY (Hollywood Reporter) – Mexican television actor Edgar Ponce died after a car plowed into a motorcycle he was riding during the unauthorized filming of an advertisement.

Ponce died in a Mexico City hospital; three other actors, also riding motorcycles at the time, sustained injuries. The accident occurred during the filming of an advertisement for “Solo Para Mujeres” (For Women Only), a live male striptease show. The ad was to air on a TV variety show “No Manches.”

According to a statement released from the Mexico City police department, the shoot took place on a main artery in southern Mexico City. The police report said a speeding vehicle slammed into a caravan of moving motorcycles used for the plug. Producer Sergio Mayer “did not request police assistance” for the filming, the department said.

A spokesman at Mexico City’s attorney general’s office said the driver had alcohol on his breath yet it still hasn’t been determined if he had passed the legal limit. He added that the driver and the producer could be held responsible for the actor’s death.

Of course it was filmed and put on the internet ..