Right now, I suggest being careful selling/buying bootlegs.
This guy just got busted for Song of the South:
http://www.charleston.net/stories/042104/loc_21song.shtml
Story last updated at 7:04 a.m. Wednesday, April 21, 2004
Goose Creek man accused of pirating 'Song of South' film
Lowcountry resident could get prison if convicted of violating federal copyright laws
BY NITA BIRMINGHAM
Of The Post and Courier
Even sly Brer Rabbit might have a tough time getting out of the fix a Goose Creek man has found himself in.
Richard Montague Powell, 66, was arraigned Tuesday in federal court in Charleston on charges that he made up to $250,000 by pirating copies of Walt Disney's motion picture "Song of the South."
If convicted of violating federal copyright laws, Powell faces up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
A search of Powell's residence turned up hundreds of unauthorized copies of the motion picture on DVD and VHS, according to U.S. Attorney Strom Thurmond Jr. Numerous firearms also were seized.
Powell may have netted a small fortune -- as much as $250,000 -- from sales of the movie over a three-year period, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.
Powell's address wasn't given, and he could not be reached for comment Tuesday night.
The case is being investigated by agents of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service.
"Song of the South," a live-action feature, is not available for purchase through Disney, although numerous Internet sites list it for sale. The film was released in 1946 and was last reissued in 1986.
A Web site dedicated to the film speculates that Disney decided not to reissue "Song of the South" after 1986 because of negative feedback that it is a "racial" film.
The film was released on video and laserdisc in foreign countries, but not in the United States, according to Songofthesouth.net.
It was withdrawn worldwide in December 2001.
In the film, a boy named Johnny learns lessons about life through the stories of Uncle Remus.
In one story, Brer Rabbit was able to outfox the fox and escape being eaten.
But Brer Rabbit wasn't in federal court.