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Posted by guv on 05/25/41 11:30
On Thu, 27 Oct 2005 12:14:36 +1000, Jeßus <_._@ii.net> wrote:
>On Wed, 26 Oct 2005 23:16:39 +0000, higgy proclaimed:
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>> "The Man With No Name" wrote:
>>
>>> Ever notice that, although the MPAA seems to think it's somehow useful
>>> to include the forced anti-piracy adds* at the beginning of DVDs, they
>>> don't consider the adds useful enough to justify paying to air them as
>>> television-commercials? (Were, at least, they would be specifically seen
>>> only by people who have paid for the DVD)
>>> Just a further indication of the contempt the studios have for their
>>> customers. They don't even have any confidence in the usefulness of
>>> these adds, but might as well include them anyway; who's cares about the
>>> customer's convenience?
>>>
>>> *Or, as I like to call them, the "If you were a pirate you'd already
>>> be enjoying the movie" commercials. (Not sure if that phrase is
>>> outdated, etc. but I seem to recall hearing it mentioned somewere as a
>>> common real-estate add. Apartment building with a sign that says "If you
>>> lived here, you'd be home by now")
>>
>> Is the MPAA really responsible? So far I've only seen these "ads" forced
>> on UK discs. They're skippable on every R1 disc I've seen them on.
>>
>> I must say that I find it a bizarre tactic - I actually regret paying the
>> fuckers everytime I encounter shit like that.
>
>That's exactly how I feel... I resent having paid for a DVD when they
>shove that shit down your throat. And yet, had I downloaded it for free...
>I wouldnt encounter these ads. What kind of message do they think they're
>/really/ sending?
Perhaps they are hoping the pirate copy that people watch, will
include this and not get ripped?
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