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Peerflix Launches P2P DVD Sharing Service

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the more-than-one-way-to-skin-a-cat dept.

Dotnaught writes "Peerflix has offically launched, ending a 12 month beta test. The company manages the peer-to-peer trading of physical DVDs (with CDs and videogames coming soon) by mail. As the article in InformationWeek suggests, while such trades may be legal under the first-sale doctrine of U.S. Copyright Act, content owners won't be pleased -- discs are easy to copy and there's ample precedent to suggest users will dupe discs before trading them."

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  1. Re:Asks about piracy by Neil+Blender · · Score: 5, Funny

    How would you tell if someone pirated it?

    I usually see a little box drawn on the disc with a sharpie. Next to the box, the word "copied" is written. If there is a check in the little box, well, you know it's been pirated.

  2. Re:Asks about piracy by flyingsquid · · Score: 5, Funny
    How would you tell if someone pirated it?

    Scratch marks. The pirate will leave scratch marks when they put the disk in its packaging 'cos they have a hook hand.

    Plus, the notes on the back of the box differ in telltale ways from the usual fare, for example they might say stuff like "Ahar me mateys, this be a fine film, 'two hooks up' raves the critics! The whole crew will rejoice at this swashbuckler of a picture, plus an extra DVD with a treasure chest of bonus scenes! Rated ARRRRRR!"