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AndyGHarvey · Junior Member Joined: 01 Dec 2002 Posts: 270 Location: WV

My friend bought Two Towers on dvd. From Malaysia. After he got it we realized it was pirated(or however you spell it)

The Top Crusader · Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2003 11:57 pm Post subject:

Wellll... usually when you get a movie that hasn't been officially released yet...

JoyElectric · Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2003 9:03 am Post subject: Arrrrr!

More or less the rules are:

If it's "Region free" (It's from another country, but claims to work on all DVD players), it's pirated.

If it's out long before the offical DVD date, it's pirated.

If it's not a DVD, but a "VCD," a movie on a CD that plays in a DVD player, it's possibly pirated, but not always.

Many Asian countries has a long history with pirating. If fact, they even confiscate product at customs sometimes! I ordered a VCD of Toy Story 2 from a Legit company, and they didn't like it. Thankfully, the company was on the up and up, so they sent it again.

AndyGHarvey · Junior Member Joined: 01 Dec 2002 Posts: 270 Location: WV

Yeah well according to the website he got it from it said that it was out in Malaysia

pianokitty · Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2003 4:31 pm Post subject:

What does pirated mean?

hawkeye · Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2003 4:41 pm Post subject:

Pirated means it is an illegal and unofficial copy usually made with the intent to sell or to avoid paying the producers, while still enjoying the item. It applies most directly to software, music and movies (analouge, digital stuff).

If you bought some software and copied it and sold the copy, you would be pirating.

pianokitty · Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2003 4:46 pm Post subject:

talk about depressing! Crying or Very sad