You get more of a conversation going playing Devil's Advocate. Of course some people do so to win, but hey, I'm one of them sometimes. xDToTaL LoLiGe said:
92 year old WWII vet bootlegs 300,000 DVDs and sends them to American soldiers in Afghanastan
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One could argue it's a "when in Rome" situation. From having lived in that part of the world, I can guarantee that almost every DVD in Afghanistan is bootlegged anyway. And not even the decent kind of bootleg, but the sort with people standing up in front of it because it was filmed on a camcorder in the cinema.
After all, it's the kind of country where, in most parts, DVDs would be illegal full stop thanks to sharia.
After all, it's the kind of country where, in most parts, DVDs would be illegal full stop thanks to sharia.
Hence why I said "per individual." Send it to a company or platoon and you can send as many as you want. Yay for loopholes. Also, and this one is awesome lol, there's no copyright laws in Iraq or Afghanistan so pirating movies is perfectly legal thereMortai Gravesend said:
If he believes he did the right thing then he shouldn't have any regrets if the companies come after him.
I wonder how many of these soldiers actually had dvd players over there
I wonder how many of these soldiers actually had dvd players over there
On the one hand, just because they're soldiers and he's 92 and a war vet doesn't excuse breaking the law.
On the other hand, I think we can all safely assume that these companies aren't losing sales/revenue here, thus eliminating the reason piracy is illegal in the first place.
On the oth... shit, out of hands. Guess I have to have an opinion on just this. I don't approve, but I don't disapprove either.
On the other hand, I think we can all safely assume that these companies aren't losing sales/revenue here, thus eliminating the reason piracy is illegal in the first place.
On the oth... shit, out of hands. Guess I have to have an opinion on just this. I don't approve, but I don't disapprove either.
For what it's worth i agree with you here, i find the unquestionable hero worship given to soldiers kind of disturbing...Mortai Gravesend said:
On the other hand this guy is a total bro, how the hell do you actually manage to bootleg 300,000 dvds and send them to Afghanistan anyway?
I won't say it's legal but all things considered it still seems like a relatively minor infraction to me. It's all the better if it keeps some of the troops over there from doing stupid things because they're bored(Idle hands and all that).Mortai Gravesend said:
If I had to guess he probably just burns multiple movie files to said disc since most movies don't actually consume the whole 4 odd gigs of space so each single dvd he sends probably has like 4 movies I think. Perhaps he puts in multiple discs in a single dvd case?
I am a pacifist who hates our troops fighting, and even I think this is awesome.
It's not if it is right or not, its that he did something that cost him time and money and gave him no benefit to himself, to bring joy to others that didn't have the means to. While its not feeding orphans its still cool.
It's not if it is right or not, its that he did something that cost him time and money and gave him no benefit to himself, to bring joy to others that didn't have the means to. While its not feeding orphans its still cool.
either the MPAA lets a pirate go
or they end up suing a 92 WWII vet that supports the troops in his own way
I would love to see how this ends
hey escapists for the sake of discussion what if this was a teenager instead of a WWII vet would you still defend him?
or they end up suing a 92 WWII vet that supports the troops in his own way
I would love to see how this ends
hey escapists for the sake of discussion what if this was a teenager instead of a WWII vet would you still defend him?
They will. The way copyright law works, if you know about the violation and don't go after it, you lose the right to go after future violators. Odds are, this will end with a quick, undisclosed settlement.CM156 said: