| Inner City Blues |
01-03-2005 11:34 PM |
I have all the episodes but I got them the old fashioned way by downloading them. But they are the German subtitled version, but I just wanted to have the whole series that's all. I got the first season DVD, and I can't wait for the whole series to be released.
As for DVD selling and trading, I've never seen a problem with it, although techically it's copyright infringement, but I also have no respect for those corrupt laws so I do a lot of sets and I get a lot of sets that haven't even been released. I think the rule of thumb on trading and selling sites has always been, if it's not on DVD yet, then there is no problem. And looking at all the sets I've acquired I don't see why I should have to wait for some DVD set to come out when people are willing to trade the set they capture from TV for a something else.
I have ThunderCats, He-Man, Batman, Superman, Batman Beyond, Flintstones, G.I. Joe, X-Men: Evolution, X-Men, Transformers (the series after Generation one like Headmasters and Victory), The Tick, Spider-Man, Gargoyles, the 1960's Marvel series, and a bunch of other stuff.
So the question that could be asked: would I rather wait for all these series to be released, or do I just get the series myself so I can enjoy them now? I'll take the the latter. I mean how many people are itching for ThunderCats and He-Man (by far the best quality I've ever seen)? And with people releasing near 10 quality in some cases, I think the people that own the rights to these series need to understand the longer they wait, the greater the backlash. Get those shows out on DVD at a reasonable price and don't mangle them with too many filters and re-editing.
But I think we need some time for people to understand that a DVD is just the new VCR so all the "illegality" of trading and selling is just fluff put out by an industry that wants complete control, that's why they whine about file sharing. But the rule is, if you give the people what they want, they will buy it. They've already done the studies that show that file sharing and this you criminal traders don't cause a loss.
I guarantee you that fans of LOTR bought everything released even if they downloaded the movies. A GUARANTEE!
But I'd also like to add:
If you are going to get things on VCD or DVD avoid TransformersVCD because they are a rip off, avoid them at all costs. If you go to forums where they trade stuff this one always comes up as a stinker.
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