Posted by Goro on 03/21/06 13:16

Bernie Woodham wrote:
> "Rich" <none@none.com> wrote in message
> news:jqem12h1g8c541d5i2sgso993escfh7pjh@4ax.com...
> > On Thu, 16 Mar 2006 18:37:57 -0500, "Irulan" <lrulan@comcast.net>
> > wrote:
> >
> >>
> >>"Rich" <none@none.com> wrote in message
> >>news:b3sj121ecin3kkekkc44l7d7dansh5q10n@4ax.com...
> >>> Well, after 8 years and no problems (900 discs or so owned, 1000
> >>> rented) I finally had a DVD deteriorate on me. The movie was "Trinity
> >>> and Beyond" The Atomic Bomb Movie. A terrific documentary on the
> >>> development of the atomic and hydrogen bombs. Done by Peter Kuran.
> >>> The DVD company is VCE so I emailed them to see if they'd be willing
> >>> to replace it.
> >>>
> >>> The DVD surface appears to have something like a watermark on it.
> >>> It looks subsurface to me.
> >>> Here's a screen shot of what this looks like;
> >>> http://www.pbase.com/andersonrm/image/57346298
> >>
> >>Looks like rot. Nothing you can do about it except to purchase a new dvd.
> >>Hope it's still available.
> >
> > Just for fun, I email the company to see if they'd replace it.
> > No answer yet.
> > -Rich
>
> Well, if they don't replace it, it seems as though this gives consumers a
> very good reason to demand the right to backup their discs - copyprotection
> to hell.

"Why back up when replacements are available at affordable prices?"
-RIAA

ugh

-goro-

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