20th Century Fox combating DVD piracy

User45701

As much as 50 per cent of the world's pirated movies come from Canada, prompting the film industry to threaten to delay the release of new titles in this country.

According to an investigation by Twentieth Century Fox, most of the illegal recording, or "camcording," is taking place in Montreal movie houses, taking advantage of bilingual releases and lax copyright laws.

http://www.canada.com/topics/entertainment/story.html?id=511e5326-d5a0-44ab-8ddb-22e89f88b850&k=12321&p=1

I know this will piss allot of people off but i dont care. any movie that is amazing i will go see
any movie i download i will buy on DVD.

DonkeyStyle \o/

God is there anything worse than sitting down to enjoy a pirated film and realising it's been recorded on a bloo00omin 'andy cam by some terrorist-funding twat.

User45701

preview Screeners are the best and when i get them i go see the film (i jut walk into ugc get a ticket on my ugc card)
as far as im concerned thats my part done ive seen the film and it is recorded that i went to see it in the cinema

Kingp35

I will never watch one of those blody camcorder recorded movies, it just totally destroys the movie and I dont know how anyone can enjoy watching them.

MisterAnarchy

User45701 wrote:

As much as 50 per cent of the world's pirated movies come from Canada, prompting the film industry to threaten to delay the release of new titles in this country.

According to an investigation by Twentieth Century Fox, most of the illegal recording, or "camcording," is taking place in Montreal movie houses, taking advantage of bilingual releases and lax copyright laws.

As much as 50% ?
Thats bull.
The vast majority come from Russia and the Far East.

lodgepole

MisterAnarchy wrote:

As much as 50% ?
Thats bull.
The vast majority come from Russia and the Far East.

Piracy is rampant in Toronto. I lived in Chinatown for a year and pirate DVD's showed up on the street before they'd appear as torrents. The speed was incredible, and it was also a very recent thing. In the last three or four years Canada has become a hot bed for film piracy.

Nick_oliveri

I know where im going for the summer now.

YeatsCounty

Lodgepole wrote:

Piracy is rampant in Toronto. I lived in Chinatown for a year and pirate DVD's showed up on the street before they'd appear as torrents. The speed was incredible, and it was also a very recent thing. In the last three or four years Canada has become a hot bed for film piracy.

Montreal also. There is no law requiring the police to become involved if someone is found with a recording device in a Canadian cinema. The worst that can happen AFAIK is that the offender is asked to leave.

Link.

Nick_oliveri

I always thought sweden would be a good place for all teh piracy.

MisterAnarchy

Lodgepole wrote:

Piracy is rampant in Toronto. I lived in Chinatown for a year and pirate DVD's showed up on the street before they'd appear as torrents. The speed was incredible, and it was also a very recent thing. In the last three or four years Canada has become a hot bed for film piracy.

And I thought the Canadians were a good honest nation ..:D