Here's the .nfo from the version in current discussion.
File name: vcdeu-tpmtc.nfo
VCDE-Uknowwho & LookAsArtz(TW) PRESENTS:
STAR WARS EPISODE 1 The PHANTOM MENACE
WIDESCREEN-SCREENER (SUBTITLED)
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≥ Image Quality: Good ≥
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≥ Size : 2 cdz ≥
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--== Genre ==--
Sci-Fi / Action / Adventure
--== Plot ==--
When the evil Trade Federation plots to take over the peaceful planet of
Naboo, Jedi warrior Qui-Gon Jinn and his apprentice Obi-Wan Kenobi embark
on an amazing adventure to save the planet. With them on their journey is
the young queen Amidala, Gungan outcast JarJar Binks, and the powerful
Captain Panaka, who will all travel to the faraway planets of Tatooine and
Coruscant in a futile attempt to save their world from Darth Sidious, leader
of the Trade Federation, and Darth Maul, the strongest Dark Lord of the Sith
to ever wield a lightsaber.
--== Starring ==--
Liam Neeson -=- Qui-Gon Jinn
Ewan McGregor -=- Obi-Wan Kenobi
Natalie Portman -=- Queen Amidala/PadmÈ Naberrie
Jake Lloyd (I) -=- Anakin Skywalker
Ian McDiarmid -=- Senator Palpatine
Pernilla August -=- Shemi Skywalker
Oliver Ford Davies -=- Sio Bibble
Hugh Quarshie -=- Captain Panaka
--== Also Known As ==--
Star Wars: Episode I (1998) (USA: working title)
MPAA: Rated PG for sci-fi action/violence.
Runtime: USA:131
Country: USA
Language: English
Color: Color (DeLuxe)
Sound Mix: DTS / Dolby EX 6.1 / SDDS
Certification: USA:PG / Australia:PG / Hong Kong:I / Singapore:PG
--== Internet Movie Database ==--
http://uk.imdb.com/Title?0120915
--== Rating IMDB ==--
8.0/10
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NeBraska for providing the ASCII layout!
Some links/info SKot uncovered:
http://groups.google.com/group/alt.videos.bootlegs/browse_thread/thread/ca7e84da98ab3cb7/128d37bd93fbe127?q=phantom+menace+telecine#128d37bd93fbe127
In article <37a3c080.22072...@news.giganews.com>, sociall...@iname.com wrote:Jonathan,
>I'm sure many people out there have the 'Z' version of Phantom Menace
>and are now wondering if they should bother to get the Screener. I
>threw together a webpage comparing screen shots that hopefully can
>help. Have a look and decide for yourself!
Its not a screener, its a telecine. there is not screener of SWEP1, then again
a telecine in my view is better then most screeners as its widescreen its very
rare that you see a telecine. I can name only 4 movies this year that have
been telecine rips.
waybackmachine archive of that page:
http://web.archive.org/web/19991012214838/http://geocities.com/~sociallove/movies.html
http://web.archive.org/web/19991013014615/http://geocities.com/~sociallove/swcompare.html
Initial thought because of the thai subs is that EViLiSO is one and the same as the above .nfo. But as the .nfo is dated 1999.07.10 and the link below places EViLiSO closer to opening day, the .nfo could be a repack.
Seems EViLiSO's TPM was released on 1999.05.24
http://web.textfiles.com/ezines/NWR/nwr48.txt
05241999 - Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace - Telesync - VCD-EUROPE 05241999 - Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace - Telesync - EVILISO
Do not bother with VCD-Europe's pathetic attempt at getting the glory from this movie. Eviliso has produced the best telesync I've seen. Very few sound glitches and a nearly perfect picture. Mass props to them for the respect shown by only releasing a TS worthy of the film.
and as the .nfo is called vcdeu that's gotta be VCD-Europe as mentioned above. Confusing, is this a bash of different .nfo with different bin/cue files?
and the EViLiSO names was used in some articles on piracy in the months after release:
http://www.laweekly.com/content/printVersion/31007/
In other words, regardless of George Lucas' paranoia, online Star Wars piracy will have little impact, restricted by oppressive download waits. Episode II is safe. Safe, that is, from everyone but Evil ISO and their nefarious ilk, who will be there with camcorders ready and aimed at the screens.
This is odd:
http://partners.nytimes.com/library/tech/99/07/circuits/articles/29pira.html
There are 15 to 20 groups, with names like Eviliso and VCD-Europe, that are regularly found on pirate Web sites. (Eviliso digitally brands its copies with a letter Z that appears in the corner of the screen.)
http://articles.latimes.com/2001/nov/01/business/fi-64061
Police in Thailand for the first time have uncovered an underground factory that produced illegal DVDs, increasing movie industry fears about the rapid rise of DVD piracy.
The Thai factory had two production lines, one for VCDs and the second for DVDs. Thai police confiscated 3,000 VCDs, including copies of "Dr. Dolittle 2" and "The Mummy Returns;" 7,000 DVDs, including "Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace"
I'm guessing these TPM bootleg DVDs probably used the official DVD which came out a month or two prior to this article.
http://www.wired.com/culture/lifestyle/news/1999/05/19562
"We have referred certain matters to the FBI," said attorney Terrence P. McMahon, whose firm, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, is Lucasfilm's Phantom piracy representative. "We are combining forces with law enforcement and the motion picture industry to attempt to eliminate the distribution of bootleg and pirated copies of Episode I."
Perhaps that's why Lucasfilm has seemingly decided that the best defense is swift offense. Last week Lucasfilm representatives sent letters to about 700 ISPs, warning them that unauthorized distribution of copyrighted material on their servers would bring swift retribution under the aegis of the October 1998 Digital Millennium Copyright Act. The prospect of Lucasfilm and attorneys swooping down on noncompliant fan sites is a scary one for Star Wars fans -- but not as scary as the possible outcome of rampant piracy.
"The fans need to listen to what Lucas has said about piracy," Jacobsen said. "If no income is generated from this movie, we won't be seeing the next episode."