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# Pirates Say “Don’t Make Me Steal” – A Digital Media Consumption Manifesto
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/pirates-say-dont-make-me-steal-a-digital-media-consumption-manifesto/
- Published: 2011-02-07T11:30:00.000Z
- Updated: 2011-02-07T11:30:00.000Z
- Description: A loose collective of digital media pirates have created a manifesto that outlines what they say rightsholders need to do to stop them pirating. While its aimed at the film. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2011/02/pirates-say-dont-make-me-steal-a-digital-media-consumption-manifest
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A loose collective of digital media pirates have created a manifesto that outlines what they say rightsholders need to do to stop them pirating. While its aimed at the film industry, the five point [Don't Make Me Steal](http://www.dontmakemesteal.com/?ref=hypebot.com) manifesto has wider implications for music and all other digital content.

**The 5 Point Manifesto**:

**1\. Price:** using cinema tickets as a pricing benchmark, it states that film downloads should not cost more than the price of going to a movie theatre while rentals should be, at most, one-third of the price. Monthly flat rate subscriptions should not exceed the cost of three cinema tickets.

**2\. Language:** Multiple-language audio options should be standard and purchasers are allowed to create and share subtitles.

**3\. Convenience:** Content a consumer purchases is instantly available, it comes without ads (or piracy warnings) if paid for and can be found online through multiple search criteria (film title, country, genre, director etc.).

**4\. Choice and release dates:** Release dates are global and everything released is available to download in any country.

**5\. Rights:** Content is platform and device agnostic and comes DRM-free with use terms totally transparent.