MPAA enlists football legend Pelé in piracy fight

Well that is absolutely pitiful, Pele is how old? 98 Anyhow I can't see how this is going to benefit the MPAA anyway. I don't really think that he is going to have an impact on piracy at all, the way that the MPAA thinks he might. They are going to spend more money on advertising and lose even more when this doesn't affect anything involved in pirating movies.

Seems like the MPAA is getting desperate. OMG Pele is going to help. Im never gonna back up another DVD ever again!!!</sarcasm>

This makes me want to find an illegitemate copy of that pele movie!

Rome, me too, lol

Damn, Pele will promote anything for the right amount of money. First Viagra, now piracy... Is there anything he WON'T endorse? It kind of sours his reputation...

Honestly i dont understand how this is going to help the MPAA in anyway what so ever it's pointless people aint gonna listen to anything some old dude that used to play (great) "Soccer" like 40 years ago :-/

Seems to me like, if anything, this would only increase awareness that free multimedia exists on the internet; seeing as though some still have no idea where to get it from. Hey whatever. This changes nothing as far as my downloading is concerned.

If the MPAA and RIAA took all the money they spend on licensing CP systems THAT DO NOT WORK, paying stars or ex-stars to prostitute themselves out for a few thousand bucks, paying off Senators and Congressmen as well as MP's in other countries, paying lawyers to sue ]bcustomers, paying a third party to harass those sued and settle these suits, the money spent on saying don't pirate our stuff etc etc AND JUST REDUCED THE COST OF THEIR PRODUCT to a reasonable level (and not necessarily saying Americans are RICH so they pay $20, Europe is Well Off so they pay 20 Euro, 3rd world is poor so they pay $2.... this JUST MIGHT discourage piracy. Truth be told though: You can say that the thieves who steal Filet Mignon are lost customers all day long. But if those theives can only afford the dollar menu at McD's then they obviously were never customers and never going to be a customer! Yeah Stars and Musicians are doing so poorly. LOL Metallica had the number one pirated album AND the highest sales of the SAME ALBUM! Sweety Angelina Jolie just bought a $5 M Mansion outside London. Brad Pitt and J Anniston just sold a multi million house in California... In Hollywood there is a 9 month WAITING LIST for BENTLEYS! But yeah... they're all about to be gathering outside the food bank soon enough. bleep LIARS, THIEVES, OVERPAYED SHILLS and HACKS while some poor schmuck is DYING IN IRAQ for a whopping $1200 a month income while their families collect food stamps! While a teacher who is educating the future leaders of America starts at around $23K a year! Police Officers leave home every morning not knowing if they are going to see their loved ones ever again.. only to have to go stand in a grocery store or mall during their off hours to make ends meet! HOLLYWOOD AND MUSICIANS.... YOU CAN KISS MY BUTT! YOU CITIZENS IN THE top 10% control 90% of EVERYTHING IN AMERICA. AND IF THATS NOT ENOUGH FOR YOU TOO bleep BAD! Ok im done ranting.. must be the meds...sorry. :-)

Love it or hate it, that's capitalism for you.

I don't watch football to start off with, and I couldn't care less about Pele to tell you the truth. Pretty desperate, and pretty sad, what's up with these sport icons doing commercials to support organizations or corporations in the first place. Everybody knows you've sold your soul to the capitalist devil, and nobody will pay attention, whether or not you are there.

It was pirated in Latin America because most of those people are guess what? POOR. Fair product at fair prices would have prevented that.

Who said latin america is poor? he said 3rd world countries are poor.

Sell out. It just gets worse everyday.

i seriously want to go watch some pirated movies right about now. you know ... this is probably the lowest they can go.

duckNrun Let's watch the language shall we?

Another shot at bringing a star to ephasise their actions... What the MPAA and similar organisations dont understand is that there will always be people whom rise once others fall... how else has piracy carried on for some 10+ years (something like that).

"Pelé has a reputation for fair play" says MPAA. Bad thing they don't...

Beautifully said hermes.

Well this brings up some few interesting comparisons... Who is worse, the lawyer who defends the murderer in court, or the murderer? Or rather, a company that couldn't care less about its customers, or the person representing them? I rest my case. Pele has just tainted his reputation, at least for money it seems.

Well when the Dinosaurs die out maybe there will be some more level headed people apppointed to decision making roles in the industry. Hell, maybe there could be a possibility that they could think with there heads for once and even lower the cost of a new dvd release within an amount of $10-15 Canadian = cheap in some curriencies and very similar to American. Considering the huge profis that they make off movies, offering a more affordable package might even attract more people to purchase dvd's therefore possibly giving them a larger profit. Mind you, the day that the "MPAA" would apoint someone with actual knowledge would be the same day pigs fly, but a man can dream cant he.

I must say I agree with Dunknrun. I believe most nations should reassess their priorities: celibrities, musicians, athletes making millions when most, if not all of them, are self-serving and self-interested, should not get paid mind boggling amounts of money. Teachers, scientists, engineers, etc, who basically play a vital role in our society are paid the proverbial "peanuts" in comparison to these famous figures. It boils down to this: "Who do we need more" and the answer is fairly obvious. If anything, these prominent figures, in the media's eye, are contributing to a society filled with moral decay, decrepitude, utter disregard and apathy. In any event, it doesn't really matter in the end, what the MPAA does, what famous people earn, who loses out and who wins, because at the rate we are going, our environment will give out (did a detailed study on the topic, does not look good for us). So there you have it folks, my 2 cents. As for Pele, still don't know who he is, and his actions will still be deemed as inconsequential regardless of what he is trying to say. It actually reminds me of those Pepsi commercials that Sammy Sosa did, he seemed lost and confused during the commercial, could barely formulate a proper sentence and speak english, priceless!! Did his participation make me buy more Pepsi? No, absolutely not, I don't want to have diabetes because I drank Pepsi, no thanks.

Pele was one of the greatest footballers ever, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pele

Add an L to his name, it spells out Pelle, which in french means shovel, which ironically fits the situation, since he is digging his own "grave" metaphorically speaking, representing the MPAA, and consequently tarnishing his reputation.