Knock Off Nigel? ? ?

[Bulwark]

Ive just seen this advert the last couple of days. I dont really understand the point of it.

Is the point that we all go into work and mock people who have downloaded movies instead of paying to go to the cinema/rent them?

If that is the case then the administration is even more out of touch than it comes across.

Has anyone else seen this advert? If so, what do you make of it?

[wilsonl]

It made me care deeply that the $100m fee a movie of top hollywood actors might be in jeopardy should the movie industry be affected.

I also worry for those poor rap stars that you see on MTV cribs. The thought that they may have to drive the same Bentley on a weekend as they do during the week must be so traumatising that thank god they have the swimming pool to relax in.

So in answer to your question, it made me immediately cancel my broadband and disconnect my media server linking the TV to the PC.

As for the DVD and CD burners (although no longer used) – they’ll be going straight in the rubbish bin.

Lee

P.S Only joking of course and in no way do I condone the duplication and / or distribution of any copywritten material.

[Irish Stamp]

I think the point of the advert is to make you realise that your cheap DVD buying is more often than not coming from someone in the pub who knows someone who produces them who´s probably helping with the illegal trafficking of people into the UK ie. your cheap purchase is paying for any number of crimes which are too numerous to mention.

[wilsonl]

It’s a fair point Martin but what I should have said is that IMO this is further evidence that the powers that be are woefully behind the times.

The advert is at least ten years out of date. In this day and age do people still buy ‘knock off’ movies ?

For the price of three a month the purchaser could get broadband (with free latop in certain cases) and download the films themselves.

In my experience the vast majority of people who download films do so because of the easy and earlier access. You can get an R5 or even DVD-Screener months before they are legally available.

If film makers want to stamp out downloading then they should make the retail DVDs available at the same time as the film hits the cinemas. People who prefer the big screen entertainment will still go and see it.

Finally, further proof of the lackof understanding is highlighted by the timing of the advert coinciding with the increasing popularity in HD. Whether it be HD or Blueray there aren’t many that are going to download a 40GB movie – it would take days if not weeks.

Standard avi compression like Xvid or Divx would be pointless because what’s the benefit of downloading a HD movie if it aint HD !!

Lee

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