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Hitchhiker's Guide, Salmon of Doubt

Posted by michael on from the thanks-for-all-the-fish dept.

ReadParse writes "There was a previous story about "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" being released on DVD in January. This turned out to be a Region 2 DVD, but the Region 1 DVD was released on or about April 30th. There are two discs, the first of which is the BBC Miniseries, which was adapted from the BBC radio play. It suddenly occurs to me to submit this story, because mine was just delivered within the past hour. Right now it's the 12th most popular DVD on Amazon." Several people also noted that Adams' final (I guess) book, The Salmon of Doubt, is now hitting the shelves.

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  1. Re:No.. by Phexro · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    "The DMCA != Copyright law."

    And just what precisely the fuck do you think that C stand for, you degenerate clod? Maybe it means cocksucker. Oh, wait. That can't be right; you could never get a piece of legislation named after you.

  2. Well pigfucker.. by mindstrm · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    can I call you pigfucker? Thanks.'

    I realize the C stands for copyright.

    The DMCA is *related* to copyright, and is based on additional measures to protected copyrightten works.

    It is not copyright by itself.

    1. Re:Well pigfucker.. by Phexro · · Score: 1, Flamebait

      "can I call you pigfucker? Thanks."

      Certainly. Well, as long as I can call you a grotesquely twisted & deformed mockery of a deranged aberattion of one of the less successful offshoots of the the cro-magnon race, with apologies to the other members of the aforementioned race, since you really don't do them justice. And you might want to consider culling your insults from something with a tad more sophistication than South Park.

      Of course, that might require you to read. I gather that reading is not your strong point, since your opinion of the DMCA seems to be fed by Slashdot trolls more than reality.

      "The DMCA is *related* to copyright... It is not copyright by itself."

      No. The bill (summary) was passed into law. You will notice that it amends U.S. Code Title 17, which is listed as "Copyrights". So you aren't strictly wrong when you say it's "related" to copyright law; it's just as related as any other copyright law.

      Now, if you'd like to continue your incoherent obstinante raving diatribes - which do nothing to weaken the initial perception of a deranged monomanical fanatic come unhinged in a frenzy of delerious bavardage, unrelated notions flowing arbitrarily from the shattered remnants of his subconcious mind - feel free. But try to be a little less senseless. Basing your statements on facts would probably be a good place to start, you witless fucking numbskull.