MPAA Chases Uploads, Ignores Open Sales of DVD-Rs? 156
rbrander writes "Go to TVBoxSet.com and find a remarkable sales site for box sets of TV shows, including not only surprisingly cheap deals, but offerings not found elsewhere. For example, they have a set with all ten seasons of 'JAG'. The problem is that the production company is only up to season 4 so far. Google "tvboxset" and find every link below the first is to a complaint or news website complaining of the scam. Those who do shop at the site get a product that appears to be a DVD-R recorded off of cable. The really odd thing? They're still in business! A story at the Montreal Gazette about the scam is six weeks old. Now what's in it for the content industry to beat up private citizens with $220,000 judgements or scrambling to get DeCSS sites shut down within hours, while corporate scammers openly sell pirate DVDs for months on end, unopposed?"
They are just selling instant DVDs (Score:5, Funny)
microsoft too (Score:5, Funny)
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Re:Wow! (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Wow! (Score:5, Funny)
We all know Quebec isnt subject to Canada's laws.
Um.. (Score:1, Funny)
Re:They are just selling instant DVDs (Score:5, Funny)
in the movie?
Carol Burnett? (Score:4, Funny)
Holy cow - 278 episodes of Carol Burnett!!! This guy deserved to get ripped off.
In fact, shoot him. We'd be doing him a favor. The judge would surely accept this as a mercy killing.
Re:Wow! (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Double standards! (Score:4, Funny)
Oops, sorry, my slashbot implant seems to be malfunctioning slightly today...
there's a simple explanation! (Score:2, Funny)
And that was the end of that.
Re:They are just selling instant DVDs (Score:5, Funny)
Re:They are just selling instant DVDs (Score:5, Funny)
Re:They are just selling instant DVDs (Score:5, Funny)
Re:That leads to another question (Score:3, Funny)
Why is the production company only up to season 4 so far?
Maybe the bit torrent servers they were using were shut down or didn't pay their cable bill?
It's all about the money. (Score:4, Funny)
Re:They are just selling instant DVDs (Score:5, Funny)
Not the brightest color in the Spaceballs: The Crayons® box, are ya?
Re:Related Story (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Wow! (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Wow! (Score:1, Funny)
oblig (Score:3, Funny)
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