Kris81
Buying other region dvds is legal. The companies selling them are not making copies of the movie and selling them for a 1/4 of the going price.

Maybe the studios will one day make the same features available in all regions, that is their decision, it is their property after all.
If we do not like the packaging, we make comments to the studios. If we want the same features, we make this known. We search for the best price and then consider the purchase.
It is the studio's choice on the content of the dvd package, it is our choice if we purchase it.

I used to have a friend of mine who became furious when I told him he could not burn all of my (200) DVDs after he bought his DVD burner. He went nuts about it, calling me names, etc. In this particular case, what I didn't like was the fact that I PAID for every one of my movies; then here he comes along like a parasite expecting me to hand him over each DVD. Needless to say, we aren't friends anymore. On any rate, it's interesting how some people can get about this matter. The greed and cheapness really come out in some.

No, but I would not approve of his/her's action.

Your journey to the daahhrrk side is COM-plete!

In this case I wouldn't report them.

Who cares, if anything blackmail him

I'm just wondering if you could clarify - who did you turn in? someone who owned downloaded/copied movies/music or someone who was selling them?

I'm with the "who cares" group. Don't bother.

Does the guy have anything good? Find out what he has and get back to me

If you snitch and he finds out it was you are you certain he won't react in an unpleasant manner? I suggest you keep your head low and your eyes to yourself.

If he was just doing it for his own use.. i'd have no problem what so ever.
But selling dvdr's is kinda low.

But anyway no I wouldnt snitch on him.

I'll bet most people here have a burned movie or 2

Yes. He's a criminal. And I'd suspect you'd be able to go to some enforcement authority and remain completely anonymous. And if you're really lucky, they'd set up some kind of sting operation and bust his ass. That would be fun to see.

The fact your dad is doing something 100 percent WRONG should overcome any sense of "familial" responsibility. The fact you don't see anything wrong with what he's doing is disturbing. But then, given where you apparently got your values from, it shouldn't be surprising.

And the number of people in this thread condoning such behavior is appalling, especially among a community that should know better. Back to the original post, someone copying DVDs and selling them for a profit isn't wrong? Unbelievable.

All of you are 'holier than thou' who think we should turn in DVD pirates....It is wrong to copy/steal DVD's. So don't do it. I don't because I love artwork: I love the box/artwork of LOTR EE's almost more than the movies themselves. But, we don't need to be the world's policemen. Millions of Mp3's are downloaded daily and I don't think one person here can say, honestly, they NEVER downloaded an mp3. So why don't you turn yourself in? You're both doing something illegal and you're both 'raising prices' of that certain product. And for all those people who think piracy hurts us: Look at the music industry...the industry changed for the better due to the work of the pirates...-- Cheaper CD's, online legal downloads, and less cookie-cutter artists and no more 1-good-song-in-14-CD's....Well there was Ashlee Simpson.

I just think you should mind your own business because ALL of us could be turned in for something we've done.

That's pretty mean to say man. That guy has values because he loves his dad enough not to turn him in. Would you turn your own dad in for copying DVDs if he did that? I'm sure you wouldn't...and if you did, what would your own dad think? I would never do that unless my dad's crime hurt someone and was extremely serious.

I'd say such a personal attack is WRONG and unnecessary. I do agree that the act is wrong, but it's such a petty crime that i don't know if the guy deserves the trouble he could get in. Maybe he's a good guy with a wife and kids, i don't think copying dvds makes him a bad person or deserving of any punishment.

Wait, you're in Orlando. Your real name wouldn't be Michael Eisner, would it?

At my previous job, several years ago, a guy "anonymously" told on another employee that he was using the computer to copy music. Well, the guy was fired who was doing the copying, but he also found out who ratted on him. He broke the guy's jaw with a 3-foot long wrench, and continued to vandalize the guy's the car and his apartment several months later.

Oh, and the guy was never charged with a crime. The police could not get enough evidence to point to the person doing it. He had a potential motive, but no evidence. He could not be placed at the scene as he was wearing a mask, never made any comments, nothing.

Management was afraid the guy would come to the workplace and do something there but he never did.

So, what I do, is keep to myself and mind my own fucking business. If a person is doing something wrong, they will get caught. If not, oh well. I value my boring life. There are many things that are wrong with society, and quite honestly, copying movies and music is thee fucking lowest on my list of societal downfalls.

Kris81:

He was making copies of videotapes and selling them, by law you are allowed to burn ONE copy for backup purposes, tape or DVD or CD. Makes no difference what form of piracy he was involved in, the point is he was involved in piracy and he did time for it.
Who he was, simply a member of my video rental store, at that time, who used to brag openly about it in my store, I advised him of the illegality of his behavior and requested that he not tal about it in my store. He chose not to, so I took action. And I would do it again in a second. Oh, and BTW while he was serving time 8 film studios sued him for $2 million in damages and won, they probably did not collect but their point was made. I have also had a business prosecuted for software piracy, they struck a deal with 12 Software vendors

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to the guy with the wrench. I would probably do the same thing if some sniveling little twit had the nerve to get me fired over something so trivial.

OP- consider what affect the guy burning DVD's is having or could potentially have on you (possibly a fraction of a fraction of a cent increase on DVD's, even if he is a big-time pirate and you believe that contributes to higher prices). Then consider the impact your turning him in might have on him (loss of job, possible criminal charges, civil suit).

If you honestly, truly believe that your job might be in danger if you didn't say anything, for example if your a cop or something along those lines, then you might want to say something to him. Otherwise keep your mouth shut.

True, but I had a bad experience trying to sell one.

I bought a legit copy of Hero and tried to sell it on ebay before it was released here in this country. A Miramax exec contacted ebay and told them to remove my auction.

Of course, they did it and explained to me that Miramax had the intellectual rights to distribute it in this country and I could not auction mine. And, if I tried to put it back up, then they would disable my account.

Bastards.

My take on the initial question of this post....Mind your own business. If it starts to affect you negatively, then do something about it. Otherwise, dont be a tattletale.

Everything typically comes full circle eventually, sometimes it's better just to let things work themselves out as they should without getting involved.

Wow, and I thought "The Me Decade" was the 1980s!

What the HELL is going on in here? Out of 75 posts, there's maybe 6 or 7 that recommend the RIGHT thing to do and the rest are all about "ME, ME, ME" -- "don't be a tattletale", "mind your own business", "keep your head low and your eyes to yourself" or let's let karma take care of it -- WTF??

I'm in shock (and maybe a little disgusted) at this community of DVD Talkers that are OK with the brazen nonsense the OP describes at his workplace! (The mailroom guy with the shoulder bag might be a bit worse, but he's not the subject of the thread....)

The same people that can bitch about whether a new release has an insert or not are in here saying that this DVD bootlegging is OK??

Can anyone explain the "disconnect" here?? Please?

Oh, and to the OP's original question: damn right I'd turn him in!

I'm not saying bootlegging is ok. I'm saying, why get your little pink panties in a wad about another person's actions, because more than likely, the ones who do have their panties in a wad, are very two-faced when it comes to other actions.

Do you call the police when someone is speeding on the highway and follow them so you can get a license plate?

No? Well, you must be in favor of speeding on higways then. Shame on you.

Do you aggressively merge on roads and cut people off when you drive?

Do you walk up to a person who just jay-walked and say, "Hey mister, that was illegal." No? Well, you must be in favor of jay-walking then. Shame on you again.

When you observe someone cutting in line at a grocery store, do you walk up to them and say, "Hey mister, you can't cut in line." No? Well, you must be in favor of cutting in line. Shame on you.

When you observe someone bring 12 items to the 10-Item Express checkout, do you walk up to the person and say, "Hey mister, you have 2 more items than what you're supposed to." No? Well, you must be in favor of taking more items than specified in a checkout express stand. Shame on you.

If a clerk rings up a DVD at a price that is incorrect, and is much lower than what it is supposed to be, do you correct the clerk and tell him the mistake?

Do you know friends who smoke pot?

Really? So, you are around people who are commiting a crime, and yet you're telling some of us on this forum we are looking the other when another crime is happening.

Do you smoke pot?

The "Me Decade" is over. The decade of appearing as a saint on a forum and acting just the opposite in real life, is the latest fad.

I can explain it. First re-read the first 3 pages of posts before yours. Nowhere is anyone condoning bootlegging. Then re-read the post above this one. If still confused, repeat the process.