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11-20-2008, 05:46 PM
| | |  Reports on pirated Harry Potter CDs & DVDs
Two new reports have emerged about pirated Harry Potter CDs and DVDs.
The first involves a scam concerning supposed blu-ray versions of the films. These versions of films, including Harry Potter, are cheaper and still in high-definition, however they are not up to the regular standard of official blu-ray disks. Quote:
The pirates rip the movies from Blu-Ray disks by conventional means then re-encode them. The lower resolution means they can then be put on ordinary blank DVDs instead of more expensive blank Blu-Ray. The method is therefore quite profitable for pirates, says the MPA, which has made it its mission to battle piracy on behalf of studios owned by Walt Disney Co., Viacom Inc., Sony Corp., News Corp., Time Warner Inc., and General Electric Co.
"We are concerned and are assigning priority to this issue," said Mike Ellis, the Asia-Pacific managing director for the MPA.
| Last month a raid was carried out in Shenzen, China where 800 copies were found, including DVDs of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. They were deceptively packaged to look genuine.
The second story involves a man in Derby, England being jailed for selling pirated audiobooks including Harry Potter. Andrew Sloper, 42, now faces 21 months in prison. He is said to have made around £85,000 over a five-year period, costing the publishing industry more than £1m.  | |
11-20-2008, 06:41 PM
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| | Hippocampus
Location: Milwaukee, WI Join Date: Aug 2008
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thats sad!
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11-20-2008, 07:06 PM
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| | Plimpy
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Heidi Sparks
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Wow, it's good that their prosecuting those people.
2nd to post, YAY! | |
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11-20-2008, 07:28 PM
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| | Imp
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I haven't seen any of the BluRay HP movies yet I wonder how different they look? | |
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11-20-2008, 08:36 PM
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| | Hinkypunk
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Ariana Livingston
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I don't like that....that's what happens when people get free music off of limewire or whatever. It's stealing. | |
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11-20-2008, 09:38 PM
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|  Mrs. Dan RadcliffeDugbog
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Wow. That's just sad. | |
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11-20-2008, 10:27 PM
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| Buttered Toast
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i hate when people get all self righteous about pirate copies and downloading stuff. | |
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11-20-2008, 11:19 PM
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| | Kneazle
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Whoops. Those people need therapy or something, that's just so sad. | |
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11-20-2008, 11:26 PM
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That is just sad. | |
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11-20-2008, 11:33 PM
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| | Jarvey
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Sadness Tear...Stupid People !!=( | |
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11-20-2008, 11:46 PM
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|  Piano MasterBicorn
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Thats kinda sad. | |
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11-21-2008, 12:19 AM
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| | Hinkypunk
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Wow...
Its Crazy what some people Will do for Money! | 
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11-21-2008, 12:24 AM
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| | Grindylow
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Just stupid people with too much time on there hands. | |
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11-21-2008, 03:00 AM
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|  McFly McFanGhoul
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That's so sad, that kind of people makes me mad!! | |
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11-21-2008, 01:37 PM
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|  Assistant News AdminPhoenix
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Originally Posted by kid dreamer  i hate when people get all self righteous about pirate copies and downloading stuff. | It's one thing doing it privately, it's very different using it to make money and deceive people. | |
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11-21-2008, 04:03 PM
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| | Faerie
Location: Florida Join Date: Mar 2008
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Some of the "top quality" pirated stuff loves very very authentic....hence you should never buy your DVDs from sketchy places. Like flea markets or strangers in a trench coat on a corner selling blu ray discs out of a cardboard box or (my favorite - and this happened to my family in Ireland) a door to door salesman! | |
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11-21-2008, 04:59 PM
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| | Ashwinder
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This is pathetic | |
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11-21-2008, 06:24 PM
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| | Bicorn
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It really sad that people feel the need to make money that way. 
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11-22-2008, 04:47 PM
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It is really sad! | |
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11-22-2008, 11:10 PM
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| !!!!Awesome!!!! Faerie
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that is terrible  | |
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