20 second unskippable government warning before watching a bought DVD/Blu-Ray

[Disgustipated]

Nevertheless, the FBI is a domestic agency, and has no authority in England.

 

[Terxpahseyton]

Well, sure, if it's an American movie, we have the right to protect our IP worldwide. In fact, I hear there's a massive DVD bootlegging operation in Iran, and there's talk of going to war over it.

I'm not so sure.

Sometimes I feel dirty for the pleasures I seek from here.

@Disgustipated
Don't think so linear. It indirectly has if the British authorities comply.

 

[G-Max]

British authorities always comply with us. They know who wears the dress in this relationship.

 

[Arakhor]

We apparently comply with illegal kidnap and torture requests too, so I'm not sure that's anything upon which to base a moral statement.

 

[LucyDuke]

Well, sure, if it's an American movie, we have the right to protect our IP worldwide.

By making our exports extra-poopy. America, eff yeah.

 

[Leoreth]

Well, sure, if it's an American movie, we have the right to protect our IP worldwide.

The FBI certainly doesn't.

 

[PlutonianEmpire]

The FBI certainly doesn't.

Hasn't stopped them.

 

[kramerfan86]

Punishing the legal consumer is nothing new, see video game DRM for instance.

 

[JtheJackal]

A real issue like stealing is no problem.

But a non issue like waiting 20 seconds is a big deal.

Just so we're clear.

 

[holy king]

property is theft.

 

[Leoreth]

A real issue like stealing is no problem.

But a non issue like waiting 20 seconds is a big deal.

Just so we're clear.

And that allows distributors and legislators to heap more and more inconveniences on legitimate customers, because piracy is illegal, right?

 

[Terxpahseyton]

property is theft.

I see some potential for an OT meme here.

 

[kramerfan86]

A real issue like stealing is no problem.

But a non issue like waiting 20 seconds is a big deal.

Just so we're clear.

Stealing tends to be treated like a non-problem because the companies do scumbag things like perpetually make things less convenient for the paying customers.

 

[El_Machinae]

A real issue like stealing is no problem.
But a non issue like waiting 20 seconds is a big deal.
Just so we're clear.

It's apples and oranges, your complaint. The fact that the stolen product is objectively better is what the OP is about. Even if you purchase the DVD, you'd still prefer to have a bootlegged copy. In fact, at (e.g.,) $2 a disk, ostensibly people're willing to pay $2 more to have a version of the movie they can watch without hassle.

 

[Lillefix]

Even if you purchase the DVD, you'd still prefer to have a bootlegged copy. In fact, at (e.g.,) $2 a disk, ostensibly people're willing to pay $2 more to have a version of the movie they can watch without hassle.

Couldn't agree more.

 

[kramerfan86]

I also think its bogus that in this day and age of mobile media, DVDs dont include the ability to make a digital copy like music. They honestly expect you to pay 30 dollars to have a digital and physical copy.

 

[madviking]

I see some potential for an OT meme here.

He is pleased.



But back on task, as someone who has been raised in the digital age, it's one of the biggest differences between when I was younger (ah, VHS) and now (eek, Bluray). The difference is pretty stark.

 

[TheLastOne36]

A real issue like stealing is no problem.

But a non issue like waiting 20 seconds is a big deal.

Just so we're clear.

*GASP*

STEALING?

My buddies on the internet gave me their copy of the movie for free use. How dare you accuse me of stealing?

 

[Aroddo]

*GASP*

STEALING?

My buddies on the internet gave me their copy of the movie for free use. How dare you accuse me of stealing?

and besides, the original owner still has his original movie, no?
it can't be stealing if nothing has been stolen.

 

[LucyDuke]

*GASP*

STEALING?

My buddies on the internet gave me their copy of the movie for free use. How dare you accuse me of stealing?

This is the wrong answer. Whatever badness piracy actually is is pretty irrelevant. The relevant thing is that when you obtain the product illegally you get a better product than the one you can obtain legally. It's about plainly incentivizing the behavior they say they want to prevent.