I see... it's like a starving man stealing bread to feed his family - it's illegal but you're able to morally justify it.
What you are doing is illegal, you are violating copyright by illegally making backups of your DVDs (just ask 321 Studios in case you're not sure if it's illegal or not). Also, buying a CD does not give you a legal right to transcode it into MP3 and back it up.
"You're a guy who steals" [AKA - Violates copyrights] "children's movies because he's too cheap to buy them."
You say you're worried about losing your CDs to a break-in? I say, you're too cheap to buy good home-owners insurance. It's all a matter of perspective.
We can sit here and bad-mouth each other back and forth and we both accomplish nothing. I don't expect you to accept my justifications for why I do things. I never set out to get into a big discussion about why I do the things I do. I was simply responding to a post in which the poster asked why people are willing to put up with grainy, low-quality copies of movies vs. buying the DVD. I pointed out that there are other reasons, and that I *do* buy the DVDs of movies I like (I counted last night and I have 89 legitimate DVDs that I have purchased, my girlfriend has 52 that she has bought - and all of her's were new and un-used at time of purchase, probably only half of mine were new).
Actually, the period time known as rumspringa (translates as "running around") lasts however long the teen wants it to, with some people staying gone for 2 or more years before returning to "the old ways".
(like stripping region coding from samurai films) and the latter for archiving my voluminous MP3 collection
What? Can it be? Is this the same Dasmegabyte that was giving me grief about downloading movies and watching them, and called me a THIEF, and then (s)he comes here and freely admits that (s)he too is violating copyrights?
Do you have written permission from the copyright holders to strip region codes from samurai films? How about the writers, publishers, performers and singers of all those MP3 files?
No? Then you sir/ma'am, by your own definition, are a THIEF.
Nice looking program! Not sure if it's worth the $50, but I'm sure the next time I'm ready to heave my monitor out the window because I can't get that last blank page in my document to disappear, $50 won't seem so much...
The logic behind going to the 9.4 GB DVD-/+R(W)9 format is simple... store bought DVD movies are 9.4 GB in size and you no longer have to rip out the menus, bonus features, etc. and downsample the video and audio to backup a store bought DVD movie - you just need to find some way to get around the CSS encryption and voila.
Blue-ray (or is it Blu-Ray?) DVD burners are coming that will hold a lot more data, this is merely an incremental step that doesn't require any major technological leaps to achieve.
Uh, FUCK YOU. You don't know me, you don't know my girlfriend or her kids, yet you feel fully justified in telling me what's wrong with my life and how your so FUCING MORALLY SUPERIOR because you're not me? Well FUCK YOU, dude.
Possible for me? Yes. Possible for the GF? Yes. Possible for 3 small children to make it past the concession stand without "I want this and I want that"? Not likely.
I'm sorry, but I thought that specifying they were from a previous relationship was a nice way of putting it... as opposed to something like "from her days as a whore" (she's not!).
And not that it has anything to do with this thread's topic, but I'd much rather marry someone who's done having kids and not have to worry about changing diapers and 2:00 am feedings, etc.
And using proper spelling (as in "braking" vs. "breaking") would go a lot further towards properly raising a child.
And for about the billionth time to be pointed out on Slashdot -- copying a movie/song/book/etc. does not make you a THIEF!!! It makes you a copyright violator, which is very different. If I walked into a store and stole a DVD off the shelf, then I would be a thief.
As it is, I pay to take the five us out to a movie at least once a month, usually twice or more if we go to the $1.00 theater. The last time we went to a full price theater (just a couple of weeks ago) it cost me $38.50 in ticket prices and another $28 at the concession stand. And don't forget to include the $1.50 to park in the mall garage.
That is ridiculous in my opinion, especially since if wait as little as 3-4 months you could rent that same movie for $2.99 and all five of us can enjoy it for that one low price.
Getting back to the main topic, as I pointed out, I DO BUY DVDs if the movie is any good. I DO PAY TO GO SEE MOVIES in the theater if I think they'll be any good, it's the crap like "Garfield The Movie" that I don't really feel like dropping $65+ on that I download and watch at home.
Actually, most of us watch the crappy version with visible compression artifacts to avoid paying the outrageous prices at the theater.
My girlfriend has 3 kids from a previous relationship and it costs a *fortune* to take us all out to see a film. Even at the $1.00 theater, we'll still burn through $20+ at the concession stand.
If a movie is any good, I have no problem going out and buying the DVD when it's released, although I usually buy the previously-viewed copies from Blockbuster...
Actually, based on the amount of fat those people eat and the lack of fiber, combined with the way Dr. Atkins died, I think it's safer to say we'll see the demise of Atkins dieters...
Yes. I believe that Bush has lied to the American people. I believe that Bush has done things that he shouldn't. I believe that he can't pronounce the word 'nuclear'.
However, this movie is so obviously one-sided and defamatory that it should not be considered a fair and accurate documentary.
Please, please, please don't ever refer to Michael Moore as a docuementarian. He's a movie maker who claims his movies are documentaries, but they're not. They're filled with his views and opinions, not the documents and facts that define a documentary.
From Dictionary.com you'll see that a Documentary has two definitions: 1. Consisting of, concerning, or based on documents.
2. Presenting facts objectively without editorializing or inserting fictional matter, as in a book or film.
Now if you can sit through any Michael Moore movie and tell me with a straight face that a) everything you see is based on documents (and documents that Michael Moore writes don't count) and b) are lacking editorializing or inserting fictional matter, then you are either stupid or a bold faced liar.
Don't get me wrong, he makes a really compelling film, but then so did the guys who made the Blair Witch Project (also, a supposed documentary).
Wasn't that the 'serial killer dressed as Santa Claus' movie?
In the sequel, there is a scene where they go to the drive-in and the movie that is playing is the original Silent Night, Deadly Night... that sucked pretty bad.
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You must not be an Apple user or else you would already be familiar with this chain of events...
"It just occured to me that each of is wearing an unlicensed nuclear accelerator on his back..."
"I'd buy that for a dollar!"
The candle that burns twice as bright, burns half as long...
I see... it's like a starving man stealing bread to feed his family - it's illegal but you're able to morally justify it.
What you are doing is illegal, you are violating copyright by illegally making backups of your DVDs (just ask 321 Studios in case you're not sure if it's illegal or not). Also, buying a CD does not give you a legal right to transcode it into MP3 and back it up.
"You're a guy who steals" [AKA - Violates copyrights] "children's movies because he's too cheap to buy them."
You say you're worried about losing your CDs to a break-in? I say, you're too cheap to buy good home-owners insurance. It's all a matter of perspective.
We can sit here and bad-mouth each other back and forth and we both accomplish nothing. I don't expect you to accept my justifications for why I do things. I never set out to get into a big discussion about why I do the things I do. I was simply responding to a post in which the poster asked why people are willing to put up with grainy, low-quality copies of movies vs. buying the DVD. I pointed out that there are other reasons, and that I *do* buy the DVDs of movies I like (I counted last night and I have 89 legitimate DVDs that I have purchased, my girlfriend has 52 that she has bought - and all of her's were new and un-used at time of purchase, probably only half of mine were new).
Actually, the period time known as rumspringa (translates as "running around") lasts however long the teen wants it to, with some people staying gone for 2 or more years before returning to "the old ways".
(like stripping region coding from samurai films) and the latter for archiving my voluminous MP3 collection
What? Can it be? Is this the same Dasmegabyte that was giving me grief about downloading movies and watching them, and called me a THIEF, and then (s)he comes here and freely admits that (s)he too is violating copyrights?
Do you have written permission from the copyright holders to strip region codes from samurai films? How about the writers, publishers, performers and singers of all those MP3 files?
No? Then you sir/ma'am, by your own definition, are a THIEF.
Nice looking program! Not sure if it's worth the $50, but I'm sure the next time I'm ready to heave my monitor out the window because I can't get that last blank page in my document to disappear, $50 won't seem so much...
The logic behind going to the 9.4 GB DVD-/+R(W)9 format is simple... store bought DVD movies are 9.4 GB in size and you no longer have to rip out the menus, bonus features, etc. and downsample the video and audio to backup a store bought DVD movie - you just need to find some way to get around the CSS encryption and voila.
Blue-ray (or is it Blu-Ray?) DVD burners are coming that will hold a lot more data, this is merely an incremental step that doesn't require any major technological leaps to achieve.
Yeah, but I use my name and don't hide behind an anonymous coward shield.
And not that it's any of your fucking business, but I don't cheat on my taxes, I don't cheat on my girlfriend.
Do you have any MP3 files that you've downloaded, whether you own the CD or not? Is so, you've violated copyright laws.
Let he who is without sin, etc....
Uh, FUCK YOU. You don't know me, you don't know my girlfriend or her kids, yet you feel fully justified in telling me what's wrong with my life and how your so FUCING MORALLY SUPERIOR because you're not me? Well FUCK YOU, dude.
Sneak in food? But that's *STEALING* from the movie theater's main revenue...
Possible for me? Yes. Possible for the GF? Yes. Possible for 3 small children to make it past the concession stand without "I want this and I want that"? Not likely.
I'm sorry, but I thought that specifying they were from a previous relationship was a nice way of putting it... as opposed to something like "from her days as a whore" (she's not!).
And not that it has anything to do with this thread's topic, but I'd much rather marry someone who's done having kids and not have to worry about changing diapers and 2:00 am feedings, etc.
I'm not a parent, though.
And using proper spelling (as in "braking" vs. "breaking") would go a lot further towards properly raising a child.
And for about the billionth time to be pointed out on Slashdot -- copying a movie/song/book/etc. does not make you a THIEF!!! It makes you a copyright violator, which is very different. If I walked into a store and stole a DVD off the shelf, then I would be a thief.
As it is, I pay to take the five us out to a movie at least once a month, usually twice or more if we go to the $1.00 theater. The last time we went to a full price theater (just a couple of weeks ago) it cost me $38.50 in ticket prices and another $28 at the concession stand. And don't forget to include the $1.50 to park in the mall garage.
That is ridiculous in my opinion, especially since if wait as little as 3-4 months you could rent that same movie for $2.99 and all five of us can enjoy it for that one low price.
Getting back to the main topic, as I pointed out, I DO BUY DVDs if the movie is any good. I DO PAY TO GO SEE MOVIES in the theater if I think they'll be any good, it's the crap like "Garfield The Movie" that I don't really feel like dropping $65+ on that I download and watch at home.
It takes a lot of guts to stand back and criticize someone from behind the protective "AC" identity guard.
Come back when you grow a pair of balls and then maybe I'll care.
Why thank you very much, Ms./Mr. Perfect.
Some day I hope I can grow up and be so fucking perfect that I can criticize other people just like you!
The kids don't even know the movie is pirated and they're too young to care.
BTW, the Pope called and said that he's sick of you trying to do his job.
Actually, most of us watch the crappy version with visible compression artifacts to avoid paying the outrageous prices at the theater.
My girlfriend has 3 kids from a previous relationship and it costs a *fortune* to take us all out to see a film. Even at the $1.00 theater, we'll still burn through $20+ at the concession stand.
If a movie is any good, I have no problem going out and buying the DVD when it's released, although I usually buy the previously-viewed copies from Blockbuster...
Actually, they've already said you *can't* be a wizard.
the quick demise of the Atkins diet
Actually, based on the amount of fat those people eat and the lack of fiber, combined with the way Dr. Atkins died, I think it's safer to say we'll see the demise of Atkins dieters...
Go here for a huge selection of "You've Got Mail!" and other e-mail alert sounds...
My only question is what happens to algae growth if the lake warms up even a couple of degrees?
I, for one, welcome our new over-grown algae overlords...
Yes. I believe that Bush has lied to the American people. I believe that Bush has done things that he shouldn't. I believe that he can't pronounce the word 'nuclear'.
However, this movie is so obviously one-sided and defamatory that it should not be considered a fair and accurate documentary.
rather than the famous documentarian
Please, please, please don't ever refer to Michael Moore as a docuementarian. He's a movie maker who claims his movies are documentaries, but they're not. They're filled with his views and opinions, not the documents and facts that define a documentary.
From Dictionary.com you'll see that a Documentary has two definitions:
1. Consisting of, concerning, or based on documents.
2. Presenting facts objectively without editorializing or inserting fictional matter, as in a book or film.
Now if you can sit through any Michael Moore movie and tell me with a straight face that a) everything you see is based on documents (and documents that Michael Moore writes don't count) and b) are lacking editorializing or inserting fictional matter, then you are either stupid or a bold faced liar.
Don't get me wrong, he makes a really compelling film, but then so did the guys who made the Blair Witch Project (also, a supposed documentary).
Wasn't that the 'serial killer dressed as Santa Claus' movie?
In the sequel, there is a scene where they go to the drive-in and the movie that is playing is the original Silent Night, Deadly Night... that sucked pretty bad.