200,000 pirated DVDs seized from GTA malls

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Posted by VDub on Jan-06-2009 01:44:

quote:
Originally posted by exstasie
Why are you on here...

Shouldn't you be building my condo

1. We're pouring your roof on Wed...

2. I love my iPhone...

Posted by VDub on Jan-06-2009 01:46:

quote:
Originally posted by exstasie
haha

Well they do have WiFi lol.

I was at George Brown w/ my gf one day and noticed that there was a connection called "VuCondo" or something like that.

Are you pirating from the crane??

That's prolly the sales office you're seeing...

I only get the hotel next to my crane and it's secured...

I'm on 3G in the crane...

Posted by VDub on Jan-06-2009 01:49:

quote:
Originally posted by MarkT
seriously. they need to fuck these guys hard or it won't stop. I can only assume that existing laws are too lenient?

There was an interesting article not too long ago (in BusinessWeek, I think) regarding this and other problems in China. The black market there is posing a major problem as it so negatively impacts China's economy...and the gov't is struggling to crack down on it and various other negative aspects of the economic boom (like envrionmental waste, workplace safety, etc).

I was at the car show a few years back and came across the sunglass booth...

Horrible Oakley knock offs...

I walked up the police booth about 50 feet away and told the cop that they were selling counterfeit merchandise...

The cop shrugged his shoulders and said what can I do...

I told him I loved seeing my tax dollars at work and walked away...

They GEEV!!!

And I'm sure they buy these vids as well...

Posted by Skipper on Jan-06-2009 01:56:

quote:
Originally posted by Orko
I have an absolutely massive CD and DVD collection, in addition to all the stuff i download.

So?

quote:
Originally posted by Orko
The end downloader is not making any money on the process. The pirates in the stores are SELLING somebody else's work, without permission.

It is a fine line, I know, but the distinction is important. As a consumer of movies, I am not willing to pay somebody for their illegal activities. I don't they deserve anything.

In both cases, you are profiting from an illegal activity.
If that fine line makes you feel better about ignoring that truth, more power to you.

Posted by dEsidEL on Jan-06-2009 03:39:

quote:
Originally posted by Skipper
How many of you that disapprove of pirated DVDs also buy all of your music, livesets aside?

+ pr0n

Posted by Porky on Jan-06-2009 08:04:

quote:
Originally posted by Inrush
I had a friend that was an uploader that made a killing doing that.

what kind of $$$ numbers are we talking about here?

Posted by Inrush on Jan-06-2009 11:23:

if i remember correctly... it was something like 7k.

Posted by Owen M on Jan-06-2009 13:50:

ha! in one of the Onion news videos, on the bottom scrole it said
"poor quality pirated videos flood the pirated video market"

Posted by dEsidEL on Jan-06-2009 14:50:

the boxes/packaging and disc labeling they use for DVD-9 bootlegs sometimes look better than the real version. it's actually kinda crazy lol..

Posted by love_child on Jan-06-2009 17:31:

Posted by love_child on Jan-06-2009 17:32:

quote:
Originally posted by dEsidEL

+ pr0n

We are not including gay porn

Posted by Nobbie Q on Jan-06-2009 21:36:

I buy my movies and regularly go the theatres. I prefer just getting the damn movie in one piece at the highest quality and not worrying about anything. Plus I have 5.1 sound and want to make sure I get a proper audio track, ESPECIALLY if there's a DTS audio track which I dunno if you can rip off (cuz I get my movies legit). I havent' made the jump yet to Blu-Ray.

I only download movies which are hard to get or if the godddamn distributor is being stupid with a wide release. Cases in point: Revoltuionary Road, The Wrestler. Two critically acclaimed films which the studios are being dumb for and rolling out slowly cuz of the subject matter. Nevermind that both Leo and Kate are in Revolutionary Road and that there's pure Oscar buzz for these films. It's only playing in three theatres in LA!!! These movies I can see downloading and ripping off, if the distributor is lacking balls to take a "risk" or teasing the public. Fuck that, you deserve to lose money.

I am guilty of ripping of music, but isn't everyone? But I still buy most of my tracks for my radio show off Beatport but not all the time. I like Beatport and their 320 kbps quality and how they're mostly on top of releases, but for some semi-popular songs I am guilty of downloading. I do buy CDs legit though if like the album enough. It's just frustrating with electronic music cuz of the lack of major mainstream support from big box outlets and most HMVs. Lately I've been resorting to Amazon.com but I dont' like waiting arrgh.

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