I was offered this movie on DVD today. I immediately collated a series of thoughts:
1. The movie only reached the theatres less than two weeks ago.
2. It’s not out on DVD yet.
3. It’s not likely to be out on DVD for another 3-6 months.
4. The DVD must be an illegal copy.
5. How much will the screenplay writers get from this ‘purchase’?
6. At what stage is it right to buy a pirated movie?
The last question obviously doesn’t need answering because it’s a case of never, ever, should you buy such unlicensed property. Anyway, Halle Berry isn’t in this latest movie in the franchise.
After asking other film fans for comment, some believe that if it’s a big movie that’s made oceans of profit for the stars, the crew and the studio, then it’s okay to buy a cheap copy because the stars already have enough money and after all, DVDs are expensive, especially if you want Blu-ray quality in these credit crunch times.
I can see why people would hold that point of view, but who decides the cut-off point between the screenwriter getting paid for his work and not getting paid via cheap copies? How well does the movie have to do at the cinema before it’s okay to rip off the movie?
I thought that the governments and industry had managed to find funds to source and control piracy – how wrong I was. A quick ‘Google’ search shows so many hits for torrents of movies being released not this week, but in a month’s time.
It’s theft whatever way you look at it, but the consumer who is willing to pay $5 for a recent movie rather than $20 at the theatre is a difficult force to control
These thefts cost us all money. Go check out these piracy information websites:
United States – http://www.mpaa.org/piracy.asp
UK – http://www.piracyisacrime.com/
Australia – http://www.mipi.com.au/
What is your government doing?
This YouTube video is an official anti piracy comment. Unfortunately, despite what it says, people do steal handbags, televisions and cars.
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