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Android Scans DVD Bar Codes, Downloads Movies

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the unifying-theory-of-gadgetry dept.

cars writes "Remember how you can scan any bar code with an android phone and it will tell you where to find that product for cheaper? A new Android application called BarTor (formerly ScanTorrent) can scan any DVD bar code and then signals either uTorrent or Vuze on your PC to download the movie from BitTorrent. How long do you think this will last?" Other features include purchase opportunities on barcode lookup, Google base product lookup, and site-level filtering.

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  1. Charging 2.99 by geekoid · · Score: 5, Insightful

    to people who don't want to pay for a movie? GLWT.

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    1. Re:Charging 2.99 by castorvx · · Score: 5, Interesting

      Try not to confuse people who don't want to spend a ridiculous sum of money for a 90 minute film that probably sucks with people who are simply thieves.

      I suspect a lot of people download movies rather than paying for them because $30 for a movie is just not viable.

      People may well buy that application for $2.99, because $2.99 is a reasonable price for a little phone application.

    2. Re:Charging 2.99 by eln · · Score: 5, Insightful

      If $30 for a movie is unreasonable to you, there are plenty of other ways to see the movie without violating the law. You could go rent it at Blockbuster. Or you could get a Netflix account and get it there. There's no particular reason you need a permanent copy of the movie to call your own, especially if it "probably sucks".

      There are a lot of excuses as to why people download movies rather than renting them, but they're all pretty suspect.

    3. Re:Charging 2.99 by The+End+Of+Days · · Score: 5, Interesting

      I kinda wish you had logged in. You gave the first respectable list of reasons to pirate this site has ever seen, without succumbing to the temptation to make it look noble. I commend your honesty, even in the face of your cowardice.