ForceX Posted June 5, 2004 Posted June 5, 2004 Three moviegoers were caught recording the recently released disaster flick "The Day After Tomorrow" with handheld video cameras in U.S. and Canadian theaters. Two of the purported camcorder pirates were arrested in theaters in Los Angeles and Canada over the weekend trying to record the 20th Century Fox movie on digital video recorders for resale, and a third fled a Los Angeles theater when he was approached by theater personnel. The practice known as "camcording" -- a misdemeanor crime in California -- allows video pirates to steal relatively high quality copies of films within hours or days of their release. The copies then show up as pirated optical discs sold at street markets around the world long before the films are released on DVD. More than 52 million illegal discs were seized around the world in 2003, according to the MPAA, the leading U.S. film studio trade group. News SourceThe Register HAHAHAHA...they just got POWNED!!!!
Agozer Posted June 5, 2004 Posted June 5, 2004 LMAO...WEe were just talking about this with a friend of mine when we went to see 'Tomorrow' 2 days ago. In their faces.
Chaotica Posted June 5, 2004 Posted June 5, 2004 High quality??? I have never seen one of those vids that are high quality. The quality is very, very low.
ugenn Posted June 5, 2004 Posted June 5, 2004 You get what you pay for. It's still watchable though. Beats paying for an expensive movie ticket anytime.
random guy Posted June 5, 2004 Posted June 5, 2004 I remember the Seinfeld episode where Kramer tried to get Jerry to "camcord" a movie for his friend. It was rather funny.
Wizard Posted June 5, 2004 Posted June 5, 2004 High quality??? I have never seen one of those vids that are high quality. The quality is very, very low.Depends on the release groups and where they are in the theater. I remember when The Matrix Reloaded came out, someone made a near 1:1 quality version of it using a camcorder.
Gryph Posted June 5, 2004 Posted June 5, 2004 I remember the Seinfeld episode where Kramer tried to get Jerry to "camcord" a movie for his friend. It was rather funny.Ah yes! The Little Kicks (Ep. 138). Great episode. A pity that they got arrested. Why? You freeloading bastard! Does it pain you to pay for something?
Permethium Posted June 5, 2004 Posted June 5, 2004 - sticks and stones may break my bones - you probably live in the states don't you?
BoomBa_GoosE Posted June 5, 2004 Posted June 5, 2004 I remember the Seinfeld episode where Kramer tried to get Jerry to "camcord" a movie for his friend. It was rather funny.Ah yes! The Little Kicks (Ep. 138). Great episode. A pity that they got arrested. Why? You freeloading bastard! Does it pain you to pay for something? for ten bucks...yes..haha
Gryph Posted June 5, 2004 Posted June 5, 2004 - sticks and stones may break my bones - you probably live in the states don't you?Hehe yeah. Ticket price for us is still $7.50. But matinees have gone up from $4.00 to $5.00. I mean, atleast wait for the DVD rip. No need for these camcorder people.
BoomBa_GoosE Posted June 5, 2004 Posted June 5, 2004 - sticks and stones may break my bones - you probably live in the states don't you?Hehe yeah. Ticket price for us is still $7.50. But matinees have gone up from $4.00 to $5.00. I mean, atleast wait for the DVD rip. No need for these camcorder people. well here in SoCaL, mats are 7.50, and ordinary prices are 10.00 even tho i dont download movies, ( i did at first bc i never seen anythin like it hehe ), i limit my movie goin experiences to movies that are really really WORTH watchin...i mean, i dont care if anyone calls me cheap, 10.00 for a movie is ridiculous.... and to those three who got caught, serves them right..if u got caught for doin that, u deseve it. if ur gonna do that, do it right thats why u have friends that work in theaters.
Shibathedog Posted June 5, 2004 Posted June 5, 2004 yeah wait for DVD rips, or rip it yourself, ripping them yourself isnt that hard, and you can garuntee yourself they will be high quality, oh i love my library for renting out DVDs for free I hade camcorder movies because their usually crappy, and you get all the audience noise in the background
Permethium Posted June 5, 2004 Posted June 5, 2004 to be very honest. i don't even have any movie rips on my pc or in my posession. ( collecting movies doesn't interest me )I won't say that i support the idea of piracy and i won't shun it either. here where i live we have the problem of overcharged products under the excuse of "import costs" hurmph - biggest B.S under the sun - all of that makes you consider the alternatives -if you know what i mean.
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