Copyright Coalition: Piracy more serious than burglary, fraud, bank robbery

"Our law enforcement resources are seriously misaligned," NBC/Universal general counsel Rick Cotton said. "If you add up all the various kinds of property crimes in this country, everything from theft, to fraud, to burglary, bank-robbing, all of it, it costs the country $16 billion a year. But intellectual property crime runs to hundreds of billions [of dollars] a year." Cotton's comments come in Paul Sweeting's (http://www.contentagenda.com/blog/1500000150/post/100034610.html) report on Hollywood's latest shenanigans on Capitol Hill. To me, this is an excellent example of how out-of-touch with the real world the corporate elitists are. Like the guys at Lehman. In both cases, the individuals acted consistently with narcissim and sociopathy. It's what they call in psychiatry 'antisocial'. Narcissists might utilize lying, cheating, stealing and abusing to suit their needs without really thinking through what it does to others. A malignant narcissist glories in the service she compels and the turf she marks, because it means she is important. A benign narcissist basks in the admiration he receives, because it means he is valuable. (That is, beloved, talented, cool, fill in blank.) A sociopath is an extreme narcissist with a sadistic, jealous, vindictive dark side. They have a need to hurt people. They will rationalize and justify their behavior toward other people. They are lynch mobs. They don't communicate and talk out problems, but have a NEED to believe other's are malicious so that they don't have to feel guilty. Doesn't that perfectly describe NBC/Universal general counsel Rick Cotton's statement above? Does the above statement mean that rape is far less important a crime because it doesn't cost anybody any money? Do you feel the RIAA or MPAA are narcissitic or sociopathic? Discuss.