A new report by the RAND Corporation has found out a shocking “fact”: Film piracy is an enterprise of organized crime and terrorism. Yes that’s right, you just supported terrorism by buying that pirated movie from the guy on the corner. The report claims that organized crime has its finger in all stages of the process of pirating movies, from  manufacturing to street sales. ”If you buy pirated DVDs, there is a good chance that at least part of the money will go to organized crime and those proceeds fund more-dangerous criminal activities, possibly terrorism.”

Here are a few friendly tips the report so kindly suggests:

* Piracy should be made a priority offense within anti-gang strategies. (i.e. If you buy a pirated movie, you are part of a gang/are a terrorist)
* Laws should be enacted to grant investigators greater authority to sustain investigations, conduct surveillance, and obtain search warrants. (i.e. if you buy said movie, you forfeit your privacy and rights)
* Key piracy cases should be fought in the organized-crime or money-laundering divisions of prosecutors’ offices. (i.e. you are part of the mafia)
* Governments should share intelligence with industry-led anti-piracy efforts. (i.e. the MPAA should know everything about you)

That may seem like a load of horses@#t, but that’s because it is. If you look at the report, you will see  on the preface ‘The study was made possible by a grant from the Motion Picture Association (MPA).’

Now ain’t that a surprise? Click here to read TorrentFreak’s take on this