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The Man With No Name
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Thu Oct 27, 2005 3:15 am Post subject:
A thought on those "anti-piracy" adds... |
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Ever notice that, although the MPAA seems to think it's somehow useful to
include the forced anti-piracy adds* at the beginning of DVDs, they don't
consider the adds useful enough to justify paying to air them as
television-commercials? (Were, at least, they would be specifically seen
only by people who have paid for the DVD)
Just a further indication of the contempt the studios have for their
customers. They don't even have any confidence in the usefulness of these
adds, but might as well include them anyway; who's cares about the
customer's convenience?
*Or, as I like to call them, the "If you were a pirate you'd already be
enjoying the movie" commercials. (Not sure if that phrase is outdated, etc.
but I seem to recall hearing it mentioned somewere as a common real-estate
add. Apartment building with a sign that says "If you lived here, you'd be
home by now")
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Koenig
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Thu Oct 27, 2005 4:07 am Post subject:
Re: A thought on those "anti-piracy" adds... |
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"The Man With No Name" <none@none.com> wrote in message
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| Quote: | Ever notice that, although the MPAA seems to think it's somehow useful to
include the forced anti-piracy adds* at the beginning of DVDs, they don't
consider the adds useful enough to justify paying to air them as
television-commercials? (Were, at least, they would be specifically seen
only by people who have paid for the DVD)
Just a further indication of the contempt the studios have for their
customers. They don't even have any confidence in the usefulness of these
adds, but might as well include them anyway; who's cares about the
customer's convenience?
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They air them where there is going to be the maximum exposure to
movie-watching patrons. You see these same ads at the cinema. I don't
think I have seen one of these ads on a TV series DVD.
The whole point of the commercial is the anti-movie piracy message. |
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higgy
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Thu Oct 27, 2005 4:16 am Post subject:
Re: A thought on those "anti-piracy" adds... |
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"The Man With No Name" wrote:
| Quote: | Ever notice that, although the MPAA seems to think it's somehow
useful to include the forced anti-piracy adds* at the beginning of
DVDs, they don't consider the adds useful enough to justify paying to
air them as
television-commercials? (Were, at least, they would be specifically
seen only by people who have paid for the DVD)
Just a further indication of the contempt the studios have for their
customers. They don't even have any confidence in the usefulness of
these adds, but might as well include them anyway; who's cares about
the customer's convenience?
*Or, as I like to call them, the "If you were a pirate you'd already
be enjoying the movie" commercials. (Not sure if that phrase is
outdated, etc. but I seem to recall hearing it mentioned somewere as a
common real-estate add. Apartment building with a sign that says "If
you lived here, you'd be home by now")
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Is the MPAA really responsible? So far I've only seen these "ads" forced
on UK discs. They're skippable on every R1 disc I've seen them on.
I must say that I find it a bizarre tactic - I actually regret paying
the fuckers everytime I encounter shit like that.
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higgy. |
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Jeßus
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Thu Oct 27, 2005 4:40 am Post subject:
Re: A thought on those "anti-piracy" adds... |
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On Wed, 26 Oct 2005 23:16:39 +0000, higgy proclaimed:
| Quote: | "The Man With No Name" wrote:
Ever notice that, although the MPAA seems to think it's somehow useful
to include the forced anti-piracy adds* at the beginning of DVDs, they
don't consider the adds useful enough to justify paying to air them as
television-commercials? (Were, at least, they would be specifically seen
only by people who have paid for the DVD)
Just a further indication of the contempt the studios have for their
customers. They don't even have any confidence in the usefulness of
these adds, but might as well include them anyway; who's cares about the
customer's convenience?
*Or, as I like to call them, the "If you were a pirate you'd already
be enjoying the movie" commercials. (Not sure if that phrase is
outdated, etc. but I seem to recall hearing it mentioned somewere as a
common real-estate add. Apartment building with a sign that says "If you
lived here, you'd be home by now")
Is the MPAA really responsible? So far I've only seen these "ads" forced
on UK discs. They're skippable on every R1 disc I've seen them on.
I must say that I find it a bizarre tactic - I actually regret paying the
fuckers everytime I encounter shit like that.
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That's exactly how I feel... I resent having paid for a DVD when they
shove that shit down your throat. And yet, had I downloaded it for free...
I wouldnt encounter these ads. What kind of message do they think they're
/really/ sending?
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Jordan
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Thu Oct 27, 2005 4:40 am Post subject:
Re: A thought on those "anti-piracy" adds... |
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The Man With No Name wrote:
| Quote: | Ever notice that, although the MPAA seems to think it's somehow useful to
include the forced anti-piracy adds* at the beginning of DVDs, they don't
consider the adds useful enough to justify paying to air them as
television-commercials?
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I guess they figure people are watching DVDs instead of television. I
have to admit though, the first time I saw one I was tempted to pirate
it and put it online. But they're so dense they wouldn't get the joke.
- Jordan |
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Øystein Tvedten
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Thu Oct 27, 2005 12:48 pm Post subject:
Re: A thought on those "anti-piracy" adds... |
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Jeßus <_._@ii.net> writes:
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That's exactly how I feel... I resent having paid for a DVD when they
shove that shit down your throat. And yet, had I downloaded it for free...
I wouldnt encounter these ads. What kind of message do they think they're
/really/ sending?
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It's quite simple. They want you to get so upset that you'll go
download a movie off the net. Then they will sue you and make more
money from that than if you'd bought the DVD.
:)
Øystein
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on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in the
dark near the Tannhauser gate. All those moments will be lost in time,
like tears in rain. Time to die. |
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guv
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Fri Oct 28, 2005 12:05 am Post subject:
Re: A thought on those "anti-piracy" adds... |
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On Thu, 27 Oct 2005 12:14:36 +1000, Jeßus <_._@ii.net> wrote:
| Quote: | On Wed, 26 Oct 2005 23:16:39 +0000, higgy proclaimed:
"The Man With No Name" wrote:
Ever notice that, although the MPAA seems to think it's somehow useful
to include the forced anti-piracy adds* at the beginning of DVDs, they
don't consider the adds useful enough to justify paying to air them as
television-commercials? (Were, at least, they would be specifically seen
only by people who have paid for the DVD)
Just a further indication of the contempt the studios have for their
customers. They don't even have any confidence in the usefulness of
these adds, but might as well include them anyway; who's cares about the
customer's convenience?
*Or, as I like to call them, the "If you were a pirate you'd already
be enjoying the movie" commercials. (Not sure if that phrase is
outdated, etc. but I seem to recall hearing it mentioned somewere as a
common real-estate add. Apartment building with a sign that says "If you
lived here, you'd be home by now")
Is the MPAA really responsible? So far I've only seen these "ads" forced
on UK discs. They're skippable on every R1 disc I've seen them on.
I must say that I find it a bizarre tactic - I actually regret paying the
fuckers everytime I encounter shit like that.
That's exactly how I feel... I resent having paid for a DVD when they
shove that shit down your throat. And yet, had I downloaded it for free...
I wouldnt encounter these ads. What kind of message do they think they're
/really/ sending?
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Perhaps they are hoping the pirate copy that people watch, will
include this and not get ripped?
--
www.senaction.com |
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V01TeK
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Fri Oct 28, 2005 4:30 am Post subject:
Re: A thought on those "anti-piracy" adds... |
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| Quote: | They air them where there is going to be the maximum exposure to
movie-watching patrons. You see these same ads at the cinema. I don't
think I have seen one of these ads on a TV series DVD.
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You're wrong. Simpsons, season 5. Gets fast-forwarded every time.
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Chris
"Your signature quote is not as clever as you think it is." |
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Sun Oct 30, 2005 4:40 am Post subject:
Re: A thought on those "anti-piracy" adds... |
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You know the funny part in this whole thing is that the prices of dvd
titles have fallen so much so fast (and I am talking about new and used
quality titles and not El Cheapo Crapo titles) and that good quality
dvd recorders have dropped so much it is now literally not worth it
99.8% of the time to steal it! |
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Beautiful Femur
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Sun Oct 30, 2005 4:40 am Post subject:
Re: A thought on those "anti-piracy" adds... |
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guv wrote:
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Perhaps they are hoping the pirate copy that people watch, will
include this and not get ripped?
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and the chance of that is?
(answer: not high enough to offset the number of people pissed off by it). |
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Sun Oct 30, 2005 4:40 am Post subject:
Re: A thought on those "anti-piracy" adds... |
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You know the funny part in this whole thing is that the prices of dvd
titles have fallen so much so fast (and I am talking about new and used
quality titles and not El Cheapo Crapo titles) and that good quality
dvd recorders have dropped so much it is now literally not worth it
99.8% of the time to steal it! |
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Bob
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Sun Oct 30, 2005 7:22 pm Post subject:
Re: A thought on those "anti-piracy" adds... |
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On 29 Oct 2005 20:46:02 -0700, tabernacle2002@hotmail.com wrote:
| Quote: | You know the funny part in this whole thing is that the prices of dvd
titles have fallen so much so fast (and I am talking about new and used
quality titles and not El Cheapo Crapo titles) and that good quality
dvd recorders have dropped so much it is now literally not worth it
99.8% of the time to steal it!
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No one is stealing anything.
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set a man on fire, he will be warm for the rest of his life. |
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Richard C.
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Wed Nov 02, 2005 9:22 pm Post subject:
Re: A thought on those "anti-piracy" adds... |
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| Quote: | On 29 Oct 2005 20:46:02 -0700, tabernacle2002@hotmail.com wrote:
You know the funny part in this whole thing is that the prices of dvd
titles have fallen so much so fast (and I am talking about new and used
quality titles and not El Cheapo Crapo titles) and that good quality
dvd recorders have dropped so much it is now literally not worth it
99.8% of the time to steal it!
No one is stealing anything.
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Bizarre statement.
Dangerous thinking. |
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SBFan2000
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Thu Nov 03, 2005 4:22 am Post subject:
Re: A thought on those "anti-piracy" adds... |
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"Bob" <spam@uce.gov> wrote in message
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On 29 Oct 2005 20:46:02 -0700, tabernacle2002@hotmail.com wrote:
You know the funny part in this whole thing is that the prices of dvd
titles have fallen so much so fast (and I am talking about new and used
quality titles and not El Cheapo Crapo titles) and that good quality
dvd recorders have dropped so much it is now literally not worth it
99.8% of the time to steal it!
No one is stealing anything.
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Bizarre statement.
Dangerous thinking.
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Why is it bizarre and dangerous. Its very true. Who needs to pirate a
brand new movie that sells for $14.95 or last years movies that sell for
9.95-12.95. It is stupid to buy a pirated copy when a legit is so cheap.
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Sean Black
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Thu Nov 03, 2005 3:24 pm Post subject:
Re: A thought on those "anti-piracy" adds... |
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In article <1130970248_1031@spool6-east.superfeed.net>, SBFan2000
<mocaveboyNOSP#M@glenngriffith.com> writes
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"Richard C." <post-age@spamcop.net> wrote in message
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"Bob" <spam@uce.gov> wrote in message
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On 29 Oct 2005 20:46:02 -0700, tabernacle2002@hotmail.com wrote:
You know the funny part in this whole thing is that the prices of dvd
titles have fallen so much so fast (and I am talking about new and used
quality titles and not El Cheapo Crapo titles) and that good quality
dvd recorders have dropped so much it is now literally not worth it
99.8% of the time to steal it!
No one is stealing anything.
=============================
Bizarre statement.
Dangerous thinking.
Why is it bizarre and dangerous. Its very true. Who needs to pirate a
brand new movie that sells for $14.95 or last years movies that sell for
9.95-12.95. It is stupid to buy a pirated copy when a legit is so cheap.
It's stupid to *buy* a pirated copy anyway. |
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