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- Best Bootleg DVDs
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Originally posted by: TR47
It's possible because the FBI cares little about entertainment piracy, despite their claims to the contrary. Their only real interest in copywrong infringement are large scale software counterfeiting operations and new film bootlegging. There's a reason why you always see the FBI warning before a movie-scare tactics. Do you see a counterfeiting warning plastered all over US currency? Of course not-but yet the penalties for that are much more severe (think Secret Service!) The truth is, if the Justice Dept deems it a real threat to the industry being affected (and not just a slight drop in profit margins by bloated corporations), then they will act. Because of the DMCA, online file sharing piracy is much easier to track and prosecute-what is called "hard" piracy is much more difficult to stop, because of the burden of having to produce evidence. You're much more likely to be sued than criminally prosecuted, but even that is infrequent at best.
This is very informative..Thanks..
I am just wondering if you know any thing about the Berne Act. I found this info on Ebay.. Is this valid?
A. By bidding on this auction, you understand that you must already own these films on another format (VHS, Beta, LD, VCD, etc.) and that you are purchasing these DVDs for repository purposes. IF you do not OWN these films, you may purchase them for evaluation purposes only, with the intent to dispose the discs within 24 hours. Since the original Star Wars Trilogy will remain unreleased in the USA (or anywhere else) these films can now be interpreted as public domain and are therefore not protected by American copyright under the Berne Act. I offer these discs as a service to true fans that wish to enjoy these films as they have been originally presented.