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How did these Blockbuster guys know?
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pu1po
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6. March 2005 @ 18:54 |
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Well bbmayo, actually it wasn't to see how far it would go, but the thing is the guy actually got me there thinking for a minute, you see (I'm in Mexico) in this country you are guilty until proving innocent, so having a guy saying out loud "hey looks like you have been burning many of your rentals" is definitely not a good thing. Now just to follow up, I returned the next day to the store, but this time I returned at a time I new the same guy was not going to be around, I asked the person who was helping me: "is there a comment on my account that says I'm returning the movies in bad shape?" she made a pause then she told me: "yes, it says here you are returning some movies SCRATCHED", then I told her: "does it say BURNED or SCRATCHED?", she said "no, not burned, scratched". (which is anyway bad, 'cause I take good care of the DVDs no matter where they came from, besides how do they know it was me? they definitely don't check the DVDs when they are going out)
So now I'm going to return when the ignorant guy is around and I'm going to ask him to stop making those stupid comments.
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7. March 2005 @ 03:15 |
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I do believe I would have to take my buisness elsewhere!! Sounds like he was just saying that to see what your reaction would be, and it sounds like you probably increminated yourself a little. You should just go to the Manager and demand an apology and you don't even know what the guy is talking about. Play the dumb card. What? a "burned movie" it was never near my stove or any other heat producing device so I have no idea how he could be accusing me of burning a movie? Tell them how you were publicly humiliated and you didn't appreciate it at all, and that you are going to talk to a lawer unless something is done about it!! Who knows maybe you will get free rentals for life, and the jerk off will be fired! :-)
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7. March 2005 @ 03:51 |
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Hey what I want to know is if Hollywood and Sony in particular hates piracy why does Sony make a bunch of DVD burners and lots of media for burning? Can they have their cake and eat it too? Such hypocrates!
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7. March 2005 @ 05:03 |
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@-bbmayo-
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I have a piece of land in Arizona for sale that over looks the ocean
Ill buy it...how much? Since I live in AZ I think I will benefit from it.
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madgreek
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7. March 2005 @ 05:29 |
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Again!!! THERE IS NO WAY THEY CAN KNOW. THEY CAN't track it. Millions of people copy dvd's now. Honestly...the movie industries should care less. You have to get the movie from somewhere to copy it. So if unless you are getting the disks illegally to copy..you have to get the disk somewhere so you are paying someone like blockbuster or netflix. You pay them then they pay the studios for the movies. Economics 101. Believe me...if anything its making money.
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7. March 2005 @ 08:17 |
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$25,000 an acre I have 10 acres.. LOL
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7. March 2005 @ 08:22 |
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I did not mean to go crazy but come on now guys. Look at the crapy encryptions these people put out. They are not even trying to stop you from backing up a dvd. What they are trying to stop is some guy in thailand with 10000 computers copying millions of them and selling them for 3.00 each on the street somewhere. That is the real economics of it.
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7. March 2005 @ 10:19 |
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Hollywood still thinks people buy CD's from the record store. I dont think Hollywood has a clue, much less to start selling music via the internet and downloads. Its that old school mentality and computers are giant calculators nothing more. By the time they figure out how to make money using computers and the internet everyone will be getting their movies from some other location. I remember when they screamed bloody murder when sony invented the betamax. They said piracy would be out of control. A couple of years later they figured out they made more money from home movie sales then the box office. What they need is someone under the age of 60 working for the RIAA then something could get done between golf teeoffs and secretary massages. Im ready and willing to take over! Then finally we will see some movies that people have actually seen get some awards and no more Jethro Tull grammy awards (for best hard rock band) yeah I have a memory!
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7. March 2005 @ 15:38 |
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Actually, INTERPOL runs the afterdawn website. They are constantly on the lookout for folks like pu1po posting messages about illegally copying rented DVD's. They have your IP address, dude! Better watch your back!!
They also put a program on your computer when you signed on to post your message. This program tracks your user data. It knows which burning program you used and which disks you copied. The .log file is there. Just look in your "application data" file for DVD Shrink if you use it. There's a list of encryption keys kept there. These are then downloaded every time you log onto the internet.
GET OUT OF TOWN QUICK!!!
I would tell you to head for the Mexican border, but you're already there. Better catch the next flight to Canada!!! Hurry. They're watching!! And they're coming for you!!!!
For the love of God....GET OUTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT
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8. March 2005 @ 09:33 |
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Look the guy at blockbuster is just a prick if you give a prick enough attention it will always rise to the occasion, well mine does anyway, do what bbmayo said play the wild card you might can some free dvd rentals and lets close this post and talk about something else............
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8. March 2005 @ 09:43 |
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Are you getting that eerie feeling???????
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8. March 2005 @ 10:18 |
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8. March 2005 @ 10:20 |
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Hey sadsac dude, I dont care one bit. I have been threatened by the best (microsoft) and all these companies have no balls. Even though I dont copy movies from blockbuster I really dont care if the RIAA sues me because im going to get paid. Im going to be the first person to fight back in court. Hell I got nothing better to do all day long. The first person who fights is going to be rich off all the endorements and book deals. I wouldnt mind going on letterman and leno. Im good looking!
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8. March 2005 @ 10:27 |
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Name of book:
"Take it like a man"
Also from this author:
"If these prison walls could talk"
"Punk'd - prison style!"
"Jail House Hot-Dog Eating Champ - They don't call me Mega Byte for nothin'"
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17. March 2005 @ 11:14 |
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First...tell the Blockbuster guy to get bent!
Second...it is SO funny to read about the conspiracy theories that people have on here....I know, I know, most don't understand what is going on, but if you just READ some, you can find out alot.
Ok, here is the thing...
Netflix is in business knowing FULLY well, that discs are getting copied...honestly...who in their right mind will just borrow 5-10 dvds at once to just watch them...sorry, if you have that much time on your hands...maybe you should like volunteer or something ;)
(no offense to anyone on this one, LOL!)
Blockbuster is in on this with the same thought...and also because they are kicking themselves in the @ss because Netflix took all their customers...2 free rentals a week....OH MY LORD...talk about stretching as much as possible....oh yeah...Blockbuster knows the same thing as well. As a matter of fact, my friend works at the BBV in Miami and his boss just asked him recently how to burn a movie...LOL! Go figure right...
And Walmart....please....they could care less, just as long as they are making some money off of it...that is why you don't see any of there commercials on tv
Seriously, they know people do this...they don't know who, and they can't tell. But this last statement holds true...
"Companies know what customers do with their product, but in the grand scheme of things...it is like a don't ask, don't tell....unless you get stupid and starting selling 'em online."
See ya!
"From now on we are poison to you Spider-man...Thats why we call ourselves... VENOM"
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17. March 2005 @ 11:19 |
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17. March 2005 @ 17:35 |
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SADSAC, I know my rights and what and what I cannot get away with. The way you beat microsoft is to make it expensive for them to win. Remember when microsoft got sued by "stacker electronics"? For those of you who dont remember stacker was a compression company that allowed you to compress your hard drive and make it twice as big well microsoft made a product called "double space" which was found to use stackers own software code stacker lost (stacker was paid a small amount of money to go away 5 million I believe pennies) because they couldnt fight microsoft in court much like napster and 321 studios couldnt fight the RIAA. What all these companies did wrong was they failed to realize who they were fighting they werent fighting microsoft or the RIAA they needed to fight public opinion like the politicians do. If you can get a family in iowa on your side it doesnt matter if you have killed your wife in brentwood ala OJ simpson your going free. I would love to be sued by RIAA only one problem I dont download music or movies so there ends my get rich quick scenario. But hey the dream lives on. The RIAA is so stupid someday they are going to make a mistake with their shotgun lawsuit approach and its going to bite them in the butt soon. Its only a matter of time before they ruin someone church going non computer using grandma of a senator and its over for Hollywood and the RIAA. I do know for a fact that if you have been caught downloading by the RIAA you can get out of it by using your congressman I know rich kids who have used this approach and it worked. This congessional approach also works with ebay if you have ever been banned. Keep your congressman close and your life will be very happy.
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17. March 2005 @ 17:45 |
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Screw that, I ain't trying to hang with my congressman...he isn't as cool as me...LOL!
J/K
You have a pretty good point there, megabyte 2.
I just have one quick question, and don't take this the wrong way...but if you said:
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I dont download music or movies so there ends my get rich quick scenario.
Not that we are trying to get rich or anything.
What do you come to AD for? Just curious.
"From now on we are poison to you Spider-man...Thats why we call ourselves... VENOM"
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17. March 2005 @ 18:08 |
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My whole point is if your all the time worried about what the RIAA or anyone does your going to miss your whole life. Just because someone sues you its not the end of your life. Anyone can be sued for anything and im saying dont take it up the butt and settle fight back! Then lawsuits for rediculous reasons will stop or at least lesson. I beat Microsoft and have the paperwork to prove it I already slayed my golith once in my lifetime. I once asked my lawyer (who I believe is a god) a question about whether or not it would be legal to rip a song off a CD you own. He said yes! as long as you didnt play it twice in your house at the same exact time. So if you rip movies to your laptop from movies you own to use on the road its legal. Now what happens if customs searches (at the airport) and sees your movies and says you pirated them but you can prove you own the original would you be quilty of anything? According to my lawyer NO! this is the lawsuit I pray will come to me! I have store bought movies and CD's but use shrink and mp3 rippers all the time to make copies for my travel purposes. According to the law that allows you to make backup archival copies for your own use only you can do what im doing legally. All I need is Milt the TSA inspector to impound my laptop and detain me, then I call my lawyer and congressman and the money should start rolling in. I will also need to start a website to save megabyte from the greedy movie studios with donations. Heck lets start with the donations right now. Just a thought what band named their album "steal this album"? does that mean they are allowing downloads of their album? Could be a defense for RIAA lawsuits. For the life of me I cannot remember the group.
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20. March 2005 @ 13:00 |
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SADSACK posts this. Just look in your "application data" file for DVD Shrink if you use it. There's a list of encryption keys kept there. These are then downloaded every time you log onto the interne(REALLY). Well I guess this guy has never heard of a firewall JEEZ. Why would you let any program you use to burn a disk access the internet get a grip man. Im not talking abought Microsoft XP crappy firewall either it blocks nothing going out only incoming. I use shrink everyday the file your talking abougt does not exist. Either way I controll everything in and out of my BOX.
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20. March 2005 @ 15:44 |
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Spacedust,
You actually looked on your hard drive? I must have been blowing some serious smoke up your ass! Dude, YOU need to get a grip and figure out when people here are being.......well......sarcastic!
And for your info, that folder does exist. I'm not kidding about this. I'm sure it's not sent on the internet, but THERE IS A FOLDER STORING ENCRYPTION KEYS FOR DVD SHRINK!!!
Maybe you didn't look hard enough. Your assignment for the next week is to go through each and every file on your hard drive and name them on your very own thread. You can call your thread "I'm gullible, here's my hard drive file list!"
And if you're female, I hope you control what goes in and out of your BOX. LOL
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20. March 2005 @ 17:52 |
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And if you're female, I hope you control what goes in and out of your BOX. LOL
LOL! Now that was a funny comment....
"From now on we are poison to you Spider-man...Thats why we call ourselves... VENOM"
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spacedust
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21. March 2005 @ 05:19 |
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Now thats informative (Member). Thanks for the advice, now that constructive post.
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25. June 2005 @ 06:01 |
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I just wanted to post on a friend's experience. They belong to the mail rental and just recieved the movie Weekend at Bernie's which was a copy. Not only was it a copy but it was on a crappy CompUSA disk. Needless to say this person reported that they received the copy so that they would not get in trouble. Moral to all this is if you do not want Blockbuster to know what you are up to do not mail them back your copy :~)
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26. June 2005 @ 00:56 |
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LOL guys this pu1po guy is yanking our chain .no way blockbuster or any other video store would do that . He probably works for the MPAA and is collecting IP addys from people admiting they copy rentals.So we arent taking the bait buddy.
I have a good question:
How many movies (DVDS) are sold a year compared to:
How many blank DVDS are sold a year?
If you can only backup the movies you own then the amount of movies sold should be about the same amount of blank DVDS sold.
something to think about, so wonder what the numbers are?
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