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Info Wanted: How to obtain fan-edits

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I’m curious, obviously you can’t provide links or anything, and there may be a thread for this, in which case please forgive me and please point me to the right thread.

I’m wondering how someone can get these fan edits?  What does one usually do?  I have all 6 movies on dvd, as well as the definitive laser disc version, and widescreen vhs versions, so as far as owning the retail ones, I’ve got those.  Also I’m interested in building fan-edit’s myself in the near future.

So any help.  Again I apologize if I violated the rules (I read the rules post several times, but still not sure if I’m not violating something).

Thanks.

Keith Weatherby II
Uhfgood -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Uhfgood's Blog:
http://uhfgood.artoo.net
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Here's something I originally wrote for the FAQ but never got around to posting:

Q. How do I get a copy of one of these projects?

Fan edits are unauthorized copies of copyrighted movies, therefore their distribution constitutes copyright infringment.

Although the originaltrilogy.com community has a couple of rules in place ("no selling" and "you must buy the original") to morally distinguish us from the common movie pirate, fan editing is still very much an underground hobby. To protect ourselves, we don't allow any download links on originaltrilogy.com.

If you want to obtain one of these projects, there are several avenues you can explore.

Physical Media (DVDR, etc.)
PiF
stands for Pay it Forward. Someone sends you a disc, in return you make a pledge to send out one or more copies of that disc to others.

B&P
stands for blanks and postage. DVDs are sent out on receipt of blank discs and a nominal contribution to cover postage costs only.

Trading

"Swapping discs". Only like-for-like trades should be entered into, i.e. fan edit discs should not be traded for straight copies of retail discs, nor for any items of "real" value (such as toys, figures or memorabilia).

All PiF, B&P and trading discussions should take place through private email correspondence between the two parties.

Internet Download
Torrents
Bittorrent is a popular peer-to-peer file sharing protocol. You need a bitorrent client (e.g. BitComet, uTorrent or Azureus).
Torrent files for fan edit downloads can be found at the following sites:

myspleen - registration required to download torrent and use tracker, registration is by invite only
demonoid - public tracker, private site. Registration required to site, registration is by invite only.
thepiratebay - no registration required
mininova - no registration required

Usenet
Newsgroups have been around since before the world wide web. Originally UseNet was a text-based bulletin board system, now certain groups can be used to share binary files. You will need a binary news grabber such as Grabit, and access to a news server (you would normally expect to pay for access to a premium provider, although some ISPs offer limited access to their customers).

Fan edits have been posted to groups such as:
alt.binaries.dvd
alt.binaries.dvd5
alt.binaries.dvd.midnightmovies
alt.binaries.multimedia.horror
alt.binaries.multimedia.startrek
alt.binaries.multimedia.scifi
alt.binaries.starwars
alt.binaries.superman

Rapidshare
Rapidshare.com is a website offering online storage for large files. They have restrictions in place to limit the amount of data that can be downloaded within a certain time period, which generally means that you will need to pay for a premium account if you want to download anything useful without frustration.
Links to rapidshare downloads can be found at:
fanedit.info
linktalk (aka rslinksforum.com)
tehparadox.com

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Thanks for that.  I notice fanedit.org contains info on how to get these.

 

One more thing then, I've heard about this mysterious "Phantom Edit" -- so who do I talk to, to get a copy of that?

Keith Weatherby II
Uhfgood -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Uhfgood's Blog:
http://uhfgood.artoo.net
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That's on the smallest nova you know.  Or the Noid.

A Goon in a Gaggle of 'em

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Uhfgood said:

Thanks for that.  I notice fanedit.org contains info on how to get these.

 

One more thing then, I've heard about this mysterious "Phantom Edit" -- so who do I talk to, to get a copy of that?

That's over at FanEdit, too.  Click on "Star Wars" on the list on the right side over there and just start working your way thru the section.

My outlook on life - we’re all on the Hindenburg anyway…no point fighting over the window seat.

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fanedit.org is dead, apparently due to legal threats from the MPAA.

The best way to get these now is via torrents and usenet I suppose. Now we have a concrete example of why the forum rules here are in place; the copyright police are amoung us...

If anyone knows of a website similar to fanedit.org (i.e., with rapidshare links) that is still up, please PM me.

 

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Void said:

If anyone knows of a website similar to fanedit.org (i.e., with rapidshare links) that is still up, please PM me.

 

 

Ditto.

Thanks from

A fan from Portugal

 

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Post #3 above updated.

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Hey Moth3r, every time I try to send you a private message, it says your inbox is full.
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That's because his inbox is full ;-D

If you look around and find a project that interests you, sending a polite begging letter/private message to the project originator or a frequent poster on the related thread is usually a discrete but effective method of getting the necessary information.

Most people are very helpful and friendly on here and if they can't help you personally may know someone who can.