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Posted by Jeus on 09/21/76 11:30
On Wed, 26 Oct 2005 23:16:39 +0000, higgy proclaimed:
> "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 outdated, etc.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?
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/J/
Stuffing around with the web cam again:
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