How Many Of You Own Pirated DVD'S? [Archive]

creative-keyrings

29th December 2005, 22:53

clairemackaness

29th December 2005, 22:54

I agree, but I am guilty of downloading TV programmes from the net. After all they were free to view in the first place.

clairemackaness

29th December 2005, 22:55

By the way, how is this post an offer?

Jayne

29th December 2005, 23:07

I don't, I buy x-rental ones from my video shop for £2..who need copies :D

Jayne

Cornish Steve

29th December 2005, 23:12

I don't, I buy x-rated ones from my video shop for £2..who need copies
You buy x-rated movies and resell them? :shock:

clairemackaness

29th December 2005, 23:19

LOL, still dont get how this thread is a UKBF offer. I'm sure all will be revealed

Jayne

29th December 2005, 23:43

I don't, I buy x-rated ones from my video shop for £2..who need copies
You buy x-rated movies and resell them? :shock:

Steve, don't be rude :shock:

X-watched videos and DVD's, is that better :lol:

Jayne

ink4-u

30th December 2005, 01:40

all i can say to people is be careful what you post here! you never know who is looking

Coding Monkey

30th December 2005, 07:37

If I buy something, I'm certainly not buying a fake version of it, however good it is.

If I found out my Tag watch was fake, I'd be absolutely gutted!

creospace

30th December 2005, 07:44

why would you be gutted? It still tells the time doesn't it?

Coding Monkey

30th December 2005, 07:48

Yeah, but so does a £1 watch. Just like a Porsche takes you from A - B, as does a Fiat. You don't buy it for it's initial purpose.

fastfences

30th December 2005, 08:00

Aha.

I guess you're all 'blinged up' with designer goodies then! :wink:
Cheers, Nigel

Coding Monkey

30th December 2005, 08:03

After buying that watch I can't afford to eat anymore, let alone buy anything new.

Astaroth

30th December 2005, 08:06

I dont buy pirate films - I personnaly would only ever be interested (in theory) in cinema releases not currently available legitimately on DVD but then I have spent too many thousands on a home cinema setup to get poor copies (whilst they may have great pictures I am yet to see any encoded in DD or DTS etc - yes I do appear to be frequently offered them but dont accept)

mumper

30th December 2005, 08:14

I've never really been a fan of pirate films anyway - I like westerns :D

bwglaw

30th December 2005, 08:22

I see we are paying web developers too much ;) Hey, whats wrong with a Fiat, you saying its a crap car? The lawyer in me has one ;)

Just kidding ;)

coxadmin

30th December 2005, 09:44

I don't buy illegal copies of anything.

Coding Monkey

30th December 2005, 09:48

I see we are paying web developers too much ;) Hey, whats wrong with a Fiat, you saying its a crap car? The lawyer in me has one ;)

Just kidding ;)

:D My lawyer has a Jag. Was the only factor that made me hire him ;)

SillyJokes

30th December 2005, 09:48

Pirate stuff is just bread and butter to us.

http://www.sillyjokes.co.uk/dress-up/acc/pirates/index.html

Jayne

30th December 2005, 09:54

Examples.....

A lawyer with a Jag buys it on HP, in debt up to his eye balls, charges you a fortune to pay for his Jag and debts.

Another Lawyer equally as good as the first, drives a fiat, but owns his car and is not in debt, only charges half the price of the first.

As a business person watching costs and value for money, which would you pick :D

The clever one is the fiat driver to me, for being careful with money.

Jayne :D

Coding Monkey

30th December 2005, 10:02

When he's a senior partner of one of the legal business companies in Suffolk, with 20 years experience and charges £185, I'm sure he's marvelous.

But I don't actually know what he drives. I was just kidding

clairemackaness

30th December 2005, 10:17

Are none of you not wondering why this guy has posted this? And why it's in Offer?

Mac, I wondered why you ate Onken all day long. You cant afford anything else.

Coding Monkey

30th December 2005, 10:21

It's an offer to go to jail

coxadmin

30th December 2005, 10:28

Are none of you not wondering why this guy has posted this? And why it's in Offer?

I think it must have been moved because I'm seeing it in Time Out.

mumper

30th December 2005, 10:54

Same here.

bwglaw

30th December 2005, 13:03

A Senior Partner charging £185 and hour....hmmm I know another lawyer who is just a Partner and charges £190/hour plus VAT...

I had a Merc before I left the UK for Georgia. Jags for old men! ;) What care have you got Tom...reveal all....*drum roll*

Tom has a " "

clairemackaness

30th December 2005, 13:13

moved

Coding Monkey

30th December 2005, 13:15

Yep, plus VAT too. Guess it depends where you are.

Tom has no car. Only ever met 1 client in person (I said I'd see them, no one has ever actually asked), live right near to anything I want, all shopping online, right next to train station and I'm a vegetarian/green swine, so wouldn't buy one anyway. Trains allow me to work on the move, plus I've actually managed to pick up business by meeting people on them anyway.

I'll undoubtedly have people tell me I need one, but I'd have one if I did

crus

30th December 2005, 13:17

Pirated dvds just bug,

but I guess its who you are, sat throug one and all I could see was really bad washed out colours which prevented a crap film being watchable. The persons who it was (bob from some pub somewhere) was like this is a real dvd, I was like no way (too much Little B). Then at the end someone stood up, I believe this is now done to give the 'authentic fake' feel and my point was confirmed.

A quick headcount puts my dvd collection in the mid 4 figures, ouch, must remeber to list them for insurance purposes.

The problem is lack of social responsibility.

Big biusiness screws the consumer, when all they need to do is make cds/dvds normally priced and the demand for poor fakes will disappear.

Huge number of 'respectable' people, not just chavs buy pirated dvds as their morals have decayed without them even knowing it, whilst saying 'everyone else does so why shouldn't I'.

Next thing I know someone will be cloning my sites/businesses and selling them on, no wait thats already happened!

I despair, I really do!

D

crus

30th December 2005, 13:27

Oh yeah,

to start a car war,
Jags do have a bit of a bad image, but I dare you to floor a V12 xjs (the one in speed) and not grin!

Porsches are OVER rated, good, but Carrera just about had that blurring speed rush as the second turbo kicked in, 350z (450 soon) gives similar driver pleasure without people wanting to spit on you, whats it clarkson says, 'dicks drive porsches?'. Sorry Tom.

Me, if I had the cash, a fezzer or two would be on my list along with some other desirables... If you want curb appeal you can't beat it, the build quality has been know to be iffy, and the power is delivered a little too gracefully for some, but I still watch in amazement as pissed scum will gladly urinate on your Mercs, ignore your BMWs cos they all just look the same, yet beat each other up to show respect whilst walking past the Cavallino encrusted beauty.

I can't complain though I regularly get to take a friends 360 F1 spider out and its the dogs over anything else I have driven. I'd buy a 430 in a heartbeat if the numbers came up then hunt down a couple of others as time passed by.

D

Coding Monkey

30th December 2005, 13:32

Don't worry, I only said a Porsche because I promised to buy my dad a brand new 911 (his choice) within 5 years of setting up my company. 4 1/2 years to go. We're currently up to about 2 tyres ;)

crus

30th December 2005, 13:33

Tom,

your lucky to have access to a good train service, round here its expensive, unpleasent and late.

So many times I have wanted to take the train to London, but for the same price, I can hammer it down the M4, pull into West Hounslow, park all day for £2 quid, get a day pass on the tube and pay myself at least £1 for every minute of the 45 minute journey there and back.

The UK's infrastructure is key to economic success and at least a part of the rail network is laughable.

D

crus

30th December 2005, 13:34

It is shocking how much those tyres cost, let alone if you go for the ceramic brakes!

D

Coding Monkey

30th December 2005, 13:34

Ah, yes, but I'm under 25 so have a young persons railcard, which is 1/3 off of travel on trains. Otherwise it would be really high

crus

30th December 2005, 13:53

Makes sense,

my piccy doesnt do me justice,
Ill be facing the fate of the models in zoolander this year, so I just have to wait till I get me bus pass now I guess :-)

D

Cornish Steve

30th December 2005, 14:15

Cornish Steve

30th December 2005, 14:20

On a serious note, pirated software, DVDs, and CDs cost corporations billions of pounds every year. I've been to many countries where pirated software is sold openly on the street. I've even had people ask me to buy copies for them (which I won't do).

This is a huge problem in China. The country has to learn that it must abide by standard rules of doing business before it will be taken seriously. Companies there flagrantly copy and resell software from the likes of Cisco.

For small business owners who sell something that could be pirated, what would people recommend?

bwglaw

30th December 2005, 14:25

I have a Freedom Pass to travel around Greater London FREE of charge! :P

Asteeleleith

30th December 2005, 20:09

If I found out my Tag watch was fake, I'd be absolutely gutted!

Yes i have one of them, and if i found out my aston martin lagonda was fake i woulds be right narked off!

Al

Asteeleleith

30th December 2005, 20:12

ok, rather than fake DVDs, i ask how many DVDs do ppl actually own.

I mean DVDs ppl have paid for legally?

Al

Jayne

30th December 2005, 20:30

Rough estimate about 20 DVD's and i'm not counting videos, we've got 5 shelves and a cupboard full :lol:

I am collecting Harry Potter, the rest are Marks :lol:

Jayne

MinuWeb

31st December 2005, 07:34

I have about 250 legal DVD's

Coding Monkey

31st December 2005, 07:44

I couldn't actually think of 250 films worth owning

Rob Holmes

31st December 2005, 07:46

I have about 250 legal DVD's

Tony are they cheaper in what ever country you're in?

?Estonia I think?

Rob

MinuWeb

31st December 2005, 09:01

I have about 250 legal DVD's

Tony are they cheaper in what ever country you're in?

?Estonia I think?

Rob

Nope, I mostly order online, The international shipping is very expensive unless the order is quite large, so I normally buy 10 - 15 at a time

Asteeleleith

31st December 2005, 16:07

I couldn't actually think of 250 films worth owning

Well my wife and i have a principle, if we go to the cinema and like what we see. We then tend to buy it.

I have never counted the contents of our collection to comment on numbers. I think we have quite a few though. Not sure if it is as vast as 250 lol

Al

Coding Monkey

31st December 2005, 16:10

I generally work to that concept too, although some I just buy out of reviews, like The Woodsman. Never rent films. IMDB is my guide.

Jayne

31st December 2005, 16:17

We rent that many films, they know us by name in the video shop and we don't need our ID card either :lol:

Jayne

Asteeleleith

31st December 2005, 17:24

I generally work to that concept too, although some I just buy out of reviews, like The Woodsman. Never rent films. IMDB is my guide.

i agree, we never rent.
My wife and i are avid cinema goers, we see so many of the late releases there is often little that comes out that we have not seen.
Sad i know.
The truth then is that if we like what we see, we buy rather than rent.

We also frequent the Video shops a lot and buy from there.
We used to be terrible buying three or four a week will it got out of hand with no storage space.

I will say though

Are we there yet, very good kiddies film
Wedding crasher. hilarious
Prince and Me, quite good.

Harry potter and the goblet of fire, very good
Made in Heaven, very good
King Kong, out to see that next, its over 3 hours long though

Coming soon
Casenova seems quite amusing.
memoirs of the Geisha, i think is a must see.

And yes we do own the above mentioned that are released , and will likely buy those wen released.

and why pirate anyway, the quality id never all that good. Into the bargain, films are not expensive to buy. what are they now £14-15 quid? and the chances are u are not going to buy it unless u have seen it first now are you. This i guess is where renting comes in :-)

Al

Karielle

28th October 2008, 09:42

I'm not buying but i'm downloading my fave shows....ehhee

stockdam

28th October 2008, 11:25

Big biusiness screws the consumer, when all they need to do is make cds/dvds normally priced and the demand for poor fakes will disappear.

D

The price of the originals is not always a big factor. Many pirate films are bought before the real movie is released (i.e. it's still in the cinema).

Many people like the idea of a "bargain" so they will always buy pirate movies if they are cheaper than the real thing. The internet has made downloading movies easy and free - free is always cheaper.

However somebody has to pay for the outlay. If it's not by going to the cinema or buying the DVD then the only other option I guess is to embed ads within the movie.

sm1

28th October 2008, 20:34

Extremely old thread :)

PackBacker

29th October 2008, 14:29

I don't buy pirate dvds - I usually buy box sets of DVDs after they've been out for a while. They're usually only a couple of pounds each that way.

Gord

31st October 2008, 10:00

I have about 250 legal DVD's
It's worth pointing out to people who invest in DVD's that the lifespan of these lumps of plastic is limited.
In my experience , the degradation over time means that a small % will start to fail within 3 years, a very annoying chunk within 5 years and I can only anticipate a 50%+ by 10years.
For this reason, I personally have no moral objection to people who have spent the money to make backups of their investment.

sirearl

31st October 2008, 10:30

Hi There,

Just wanted to find out how many of you own a pirate dvd and wether or not you agree with buying them.

I personally feel strongly against pirated dvd's and think its wrong to steal a movie.

What do you think?

Regards,

Callum.

I think it is more wrong that companies make such rubbish and then call them films.

Outrageous crap for the brain dead.:eek:

Earl

Dragon Media Group

31st October 2008, 20:55

I generally work to that concept too, although some I just buy out of reviews, like The Woodsman. Never rent films. IMDB is my guide.

The Woodsman is a very good movie indeed - shame hardly anyone has seen it really.

I don't ever buy pirated DVDs but I have copied all my DVDs onto a hard drive so that I can watch them on my iPod or have them on in the background sometimes whilst Im working.

A lot of the movies I buy now are purchased online through iTunes.

Excel Dragon

31st October 2008, 22:03

Here is a question on copying TV programs.

I tend to download TV programs not available here - For instance the American version of the Apprentice and the Office. As they are not on TV here and not available on DVD here am I actually breaking copyright as it hasnt be copyrighted here in the UK.

By the way I would buy them on DVD if they were available on DVD.