Gothamist: Illegally Filming Movies Is Now MORE Illegal

anonymass

Sat, 14 Apr 2007 13:29:54 -0500

I'm not sure that people knowingly buy copies of movies that were taped in the theater. With the state-of-the-art packaging these bootleggers use, it could look "legit" on the outside and end up containing footage from someone's home movies on the disk (as someone above suggested). I agree that it's ultimately the entertainment industry's burden to bear, not taxpayers. Yet, I would point out that mass entertainment - for better or worse - is one of a few industries left in which we as Americans rule the roost. I'm amazed when I travel by the breadth of reach of American entertainment, especially with regard to animated films. Kids everywhere seem to know who Lightning McQueen is.

robin.g

Sat, 14 Apr 2007 01:27:35 -0500

People actually buy crappy copies of movies that were taped in the theater? Movies are out on DVD in like, 6 weeks anyway.

ts

Sat, 14 Apr 2007 01:25:00 -0500

Does this mean I'll have to go see Firehouse Dog in the theater?

Jen

Fri, 13 Apr 2007 18:32:52 -0500

Does this mean ticket prices will go down?

kz

Fri, 13 Apr 2007 13:34:00 -0500

Why should we have to subsidize the enforcement that solely benefits a single industry? They should create and pay for their own security and enforcement.

John Liu

Fri, 13 Apr 2007 13:13:25 -0500

This is discrimination against Chinese people. We should be allowed to sell bootleg DVDs!

Jesse C

Fri, 13 Apr 2007 13:10:36 -0500

Way to parrot MPAA talking points. The 6 billion number was if every single bootleg copy that they claim was sold (which is just a guess anyway cause no one has any idea how many bootlegs are sold) turned into a full-priced movie ticket. Which is a load of crap. I would suspect that a majority of theatrical bootlegs are tickets that would never be sold: people are willing to spend a couple bucks on a cheap bootleg they can watch at home, instead of dropping 11 bucks to go to the movie theater. But anyway, the MPAA basically just makes up that number. And of course you go and repeat it, which gives validity to it.

Joe Boy

Fri, 13 Apr 2007 12:21:09 -0500

$5,000 and possible jail time? This country has it's priorities seriously screwed up.

bag lady

Fri, 13 Apr 2007 12:14:01 -0500

CD DVD? CD DVD? CD? DVD?

where's the affordable housing

Fri, 13 Apr 2007 12:04:19 -0500

City Council seems to have an awful lot of time on their hands. . .

bklynd

Fri, 13 Apr 2007 11:57:24 -0500

I always thought it would be hilarious to shoot some improvised scenes with your friends and a camcorder, and then package it up as a bootleg.

leghumper

Fri, 13 Apr 2007 11:35:47 -0500

DVD, DVD, new DVD

oiseau

Fri, 13 Apr 2007 11:33:27 -0500

First off, the police have to start doing their job. Why is someone selling pirated bootlegs allowed to be ignored? If I went down to the same street corner and tried to sell loose (marijuana) joints, I'd be arrested in a heartbeat. So basically, the police need to wake up and start enforcing the laws!

Vinny

Fri, 13 Apr 2007 11:12:24 -0500

Jesus H. Christ on a pony is he kidding? Here's how you stop it. Go down to Canal street where every single DVD is a bootleg and tell the police that instead of just ho humming and walking past them, start confiscating / trashing / arresting the people selling the stuff right under their stupid shoes. Seriously. All the laws in the world won't mean crap unless the ones you have are enforced (think... How many times have you seen some schmuck driving with a phone up to his head?)