Posted by Roy L. Fuchs on 01/11/90 11:36

On Wed, 04 Jan 2006 11:14:58 -0500, Invid Fan <invid@localnet.com>
Gave us:


>But it also doesn't make them any money, relatively speaking. The
>per-disk cost of burning 50 copies is a lot more then bulk runs of
>500,000, so why bother?


"Bulk runs" As you call them are not burned either. Studio discs
are STAMPED. Anyone that would call burned discs a production method
ain't real bright, and is certainly pirating (referring to the other
ding dong).

There ARE inventories of discontinued discs around, but they are NOT
for sale. I'd bet that Criterion still has several hundred copies of
SOTL around. Do you know what that disc sells for on ebay? Even used?

> However, if you think there is money to be made
>then this would be a good idea for a startup business. Have studios
>forward their orders for out of print titles to you, along with a copy
>of the master, and custom make new disks.

You cannot burn the same disc that got stamped. They are two
entirely different sessions.

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