Curious about Blockbuster

Doesn't matter that it's done just matters that it's a rule and it shouldn't be brought out in the open as if piracy is no big deal..

That's all we need is someone comin in here and login all the messages and saying hey this site is all about piracy lets tear it down.. when the smart thing for us users to do is watch how we word our ?'s

the original post was ok.. He wanted to know since he owned the movie and his copy was scratched to hell and back if it was ok for him to just rent the same movie and back it up.. Legally the answer is yes so no problem because he owns it... It's when it gets into the convo of well I get a pass and go to BB and rent 2 or 3 times a day bla bla bla and I use Netflix to get my movies that I copy.. Well that crap is just going to get this whole Site in trouble.. and it's in the rules

So what I'm really trying to say and yes you're right it's a given that that's what most people are hear for but you have to watch what you say..

If you want to "BACKUP" Amityville Horrow just say you're having problem with it... Don't say I d/l'd it off the net and I need to convert it or I rented it from BB or Netflix and I need to "BACKUP"

That's what's going to get Afterdawn.com After GONE

get to the point I have this movie and I need help backing it up..
We don't need to know the illegal end of it...

and for someone who is a SENIOR MEMBER you should know better

 

So what your saying is that it is ok to look for help in pirating things just don't say exactly what you are doing? Like do it under the old "backing up" code name? Come on now. The problem with afterdawn is that is becoming a debating society. I no debator nor do i care what you believe or want to believe. I was just stating a fact. Oh and by the way, you can't copy another disk if you own it becuase it is simply broken, you have to but another one if we want to get really into the legaliez of the issue. Some countries its actually illegal just to break the encryption. What would you do if you copy another disk then throw your bad copy out? Are you going to hold on to it? Come on now. Lets play nice.

 

You can state things however you want.. If you get banned it's your own fault and yes breaking the code is still illegal but I think a Movie co would understand more why you did it if you actually owned a copy of the movie rather then just renting it and the movie co getting nothing out of you from the get go...

but I'm just stating the rules of the forums

"5. -> PIRACY AND LINKING TO PIRATED MATERIAL IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED, YOUR ACCOUNT WILL BE FROZEN IF YOU DO THIS <- "

 

I am not linking to piracy. Oh and the movie companies don't care either way they would love to make an example of anyone trust me.

 

HAHAHA!!

This is great.

If I grab my XBox and THROW it against a wall and it shatters - then I go to Best Buy and steal a XBox - I'm sure Microsoft will understand why I did it.

 

hahahhah you are right

 

hey i work at blockbuster i wouldnt worry bout anything on the discs or the discs themselves they are security features the discs are just like any other dvd you would buy at walmart or anywhere else

 

pretty funny TriZzz
but it wasnt his fault that it broke..

 

That's arguable. I've never had a CD or a DVD get scratched to the point of non-playable. I mean - I'll get a skip on one of my oldest CD's (Nirvana - Nevermind) but it's far from "scratched to hell".

"Scratched to hell" is usually a sign of neglect or abuse. If the DVD was his child - Child Services would be at his house talking to him about the necessity to feed and bathe his child.

 

ok man jeez use your head. in the rules we're not supposed to talk directly about how to pirate, so MAYBE its possible that some people construct these situations where they can talk about something that would normally be illegal, but under some strange circumstance they can talk about it with other people in a legal fashion. This person is of course not me, i am a law abiding citizen.

 

I don't think anyone has talked about how to pirate in here. People have mentioned that they [bold]DO[/bold] pirate, but no one has linked to places to pirate - nor explained how to pirate.

 

No one has explained how to pirate? Funny you say that, what about all of those posts about 'just rent from netflix, get a ton of movies a month burn em, return em no problem nobody cares'. How about all of the other threads dedicated to properly burning and playing burnt dvd's and ps2 games? Yeah those are all just posted for back-up purposes right? Dont be naive.

 

well im not sure about this because ive never done it, but here it goes. rip with dvd fab decrypter, with anydvd 5.4.4.1 in back then use shrink. after that buy a dvd copier (600-800 dollars). they usually do atleast 10 at the time. go to supper media store and get the 100 pcks of ty yuden disc. then get u a booth at the local flea market. they usually go for 5 dollars a piece or 3 for $10. what really amazed me is the locals around here had lodt 2 weeks before anyone at ad started even talking about ripping it. and im not talking about a movie cam either. these were good quality flicks on ty media. this is the only part i havent figured out yet. i remember here at ad people were having a hard time with this one for awhile. but these guys not only copied it but they got it almost a month early. so apparently we dont talk about real piracy. at least not on that level anyway.

 

blockbuster doesnt care. blockbuster offers a 20ish a month flat rate rent two movies at a time kinda like netflix. the manager told me once on some days people will come in 3 to 4 times. and they know with that many trips the movies are being copied. they just dont care

 

I was a manager for blockbuster. Was there for 3 years in more stores then I care to remember. I can tell you that that guy you're worried about. He is doing the exact same thing you are. The only difference is he gets to rent the movie for free in the first place.

 

Well whether people pirate or not I agree its only foolish to talk openly about it. But I just love how the major studios are making alot of noise about shrinking profits however THEY MAKE ALL THE BURNERS AND MEDIA. If they really cared why do they invent and sell copy media DVD+-r's etc and are working hard on new technology blu ray etc. Why not just keep it in the movie theaters? Why because they dont make any money in the theaters its all in the DVD media and take home DVD movies. I also have 0 sympathy for any hollywood star when they spend 1 million dollars on their childs birthday party and have to buy 10 bentleys because 9 just wouldnt do. I do agree that if media piracy becomes too much the norm then hollywood might stop making movies or at least stop making low budget risks. But I do have to point out that apples ipod is the future for music and now movies and TV shows and if hollywood doesnt get on board they will be left behind far far behind. I hope afterdawn can keep us up to date on the court battles with mp3 downloaders and the riaa. I would love to read the arguements for both sides.