Long time fan of this site and finally got a home theater. I can’t pull the trigger buying the official blurays (the Vader “noo” was the last straw). Would love to get a hold of these blurays but don’t have a myspleen account. Anyone willing to PM me an invite?
Indeed, as one69chev said, we support the official releases because our goal here is certainly not to divert funds from Disney’s blu-ray sales. They’ve been surprisingly non-combative with this scene, and that’s how we would like things to stay. For 99% of us, that means that the blu-rays just sit there on a shelf, unused (or are ripped to our PCs in order to edit into something proper). But we certainly do not support the notion of downloading a free version of the films instead of paying anything.
Just a question: Do you still need the official Blu-ray/Digital HD release if you want to download the Despecialized DVD-5 or is it okay even if you only have the official DVD?
Also, the 2011 edits are on DVD in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Philippines.
I am just asking this question as a little hole in the rules even if I have the official Blu-ray.
I can’t speak for the site or its admins. I think the important thing is having contributed money in good faith to the people who own the copyright. Doing your best, with something reasonable like you describe, should be just fine. If you’re making an effort, you’re going to be miles better than all the people you’ll see in youtube and facebook comments who proudly proclaim that they’ll never spend a dime on Star Wars.
With something as ‘grey area’ as this, there are inevitably going to be holes and imperfections when you scrutinize the rules. I personally think buying a sealed DVD from an official shop is a better gesture than buying someone’s used blu-ray set on ebay. I would definitely not lose any sleep if I bought the SE DVDs in order to watch a Despecialized DVD5, especially if I don’t own a blu-ray player.