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> I bought a DVD off trademe & I'm pretty sure its pirated
> How can I tell
> It is only approx 4Gig, single sided, the cover doent look like covers on
> ligit DVD's & there are no 'extras' except for a bunch of phots (screen caps
> from the film) Also the DVD has 'dvd5' on it.

No copywright or distributor info onthe cover
It region free
The silver layer is crap near the eadge of the disk

I did a bit of snoo[ping around (Google)
Virgin may be selling pirated disks. It looks like the one I was sold
Note the spelling & grammar mistakes

http://www.virginmegastores.co.uk/en...se-ii-dvd.html

Heres the real (USA) version on the distributors site
Note no spelling or grammar errors & the extras are all there

http://www.anchorbayentertainment.co...425&PriCatID=3

Barcode on my disk is
5028157201533

If anyone has the software to check it I'd appreciate it

the

In article <jT1zf.15616$>, le (S Roby) wrote:
>> I bought a DVD off trademe & I'm pretty sure its pirated
>> How can I tell
>> It is only approx 4Gig, single sided, the cover doent look like covers on
>> ligit DVD's & there are no 'extras' except for a bunch of phots (screen caps
>> from the film) Also the DVD has 'dvd5' on it.
>
>No copywright or distributor info onthe cover
>It region free
>The silver layer is crap near the eadge of the disk
>
>I did a bit of snoo[ping around (Google)
>Virgin may be selling pirated disks. It looks like the one I was sold
>Note the spelling & grammar mistakes
>


more info
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/...527847-7671051
This disk is probhably ligit
It has the 'extras' & Region 2 encoding & Dolby 5.1 soundtrack (all missing on
my disk)
Note that its a DVD5.
So I guess there are ligit DVD5 disks???

S Roby wrote:
>> I bought a DVD off trademe & I'm pretty sure its pirated
>> How can I tell
>> It is only approx 4Gig, single sided, the cover doent look like
>> covers on ligit DVD's & there are no 'extras' except for a bunch of
>> phots (screen caps from the film) Also the DVD has 'dvd5' on it.
>
> No copywright or distributor info onthe cover
> It region free
> The silver layer is crap near the eadge of the disk
>
> I did a bit of snoo[ping around (Google)
> Virgin may be selling pirated disks. It looks like the one I was sold
> Note the spelling & grammar mistakes
>
> http://www.virginmegastores.co.uk/en...se-ii-dvd.html
>
> Heres the real (USA) version on the distributors site
> Note no spelling or grammar errors & the extras are all there
>
> http://www.anchorbayentertainment.co...425&PriCatID=3
>
> Barcode on my disk is
> 5028157201533
>
> If anyone has the software to check it I'd appreciate it
>
> the

This is the info I have corresponding to that barcode

House 2 - The Second Story
Region Coding: 2
Production Year: 1987
Rating: 18
Running Time: 88 min.
DVD Release: 16/08/1999
Original Title:
Case Type: Keep Case
Video Formats: Full Frame 1.33:1
Disc Formats: Single Sided, Single Layered

Note the last line, it appears that this DVD is in fact single layered. And
it is region 2 (UK). Looking at the cover on the virgin site it matches the
one DVD profiler has. So the results are basically inconclusive at the
moment. Are you sure the disc you have isn't region protected? how did you
test this?

"Crains" <> wrote in message
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>S Roby wrote:
>>> I bought a DVD off trademe & I'm pretty sure its pirated
>>> How can I tell
>>> It is only approx 4Gig, single sided, the cover doent look like
>>> covers on ligit DVD's & there are no 'extras' except for a bunch of
>>> phots (screen caps from the film) Also the DVD has 'dvd5' on it.
>>
>> No copywright or distributor info onthe cover
>> It region free
>> The silver layer is crap near the eadge of the disk
>>
>> I did a bit of snoo[ping around (Google)
>> Virgin may be selling pirated disks. It looks like the one I was sold
>> Note the spelling & grammar mistakes
>>
>> http://www.virginmegastores.co.uk/en...se-ii-dvd.html
>>
>> Heres the real (USA) version on the distributors site
>> Note no spelling or grammar errors & the extras are all there
>>
>> http://www.anchorbayentertainment.co...425&PriCatID=3
>>
>> Barcode on my disk is
>> 5028157201533
>>
>> If anyone has the software to check it I'd appreciate it
>>
>> the
>
> This is the info I have corresponding to that barcode
>
> House 2 - The Second Story
> Region Coding: 2
> Production Year: 1987
> Rating: 18
> Running Time: 88 min.
> DVD Release: 16/08/1999
> Original Title:
> Case Type: Keep Case
> Video Formats: Full Frame 1.33:1
> Disc Formats: Single Sided, Single Layered
>
> Note the last line, it appears that this DVD is in fact single layered.
> And it is region 2 (UK). Looking at the cover on the virgin site it
> matches the one DVD profiler has. So the results are basically
> inconclusive at the moment. Are you sure the disc you have isn't region
> protected? how did you test this?
>
>
>


DVD Info pro will give you region info off the DVD (freeware, google for it)

Paul.

It is common for original DVDs to have crappy looking silver at the edges.

Some may resemble wavy like watermarks, which some claim is an indication
that the DVD will deteriorate quickly.


"S Roby" <> wrote in message
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> The silver layer is crap near the eadge of the disk

"S Roby" <> wrote in message
news:jT1zf.15616$...
>> I bought a DVD off trademe & I'm pretty sure its pirated
>> How can I tell
>> It is only approx 4Gig, single sided, the cover doent look like covers on
>> ligit DVD's & there are no 'extras' except for a bunch of phots (screen
>> caps
>> from the film) Also the DVD has 'dvd5' on it.
>
> No copywright or distributor info onthe cover
> It region free
> The silver layer is crap near the eadge of the disk
>
> I did a bit of snoo[ping around (Google)
> Virgin may be selling pirated disks. It looks like the one I was sold
> Note the spelling & grammar mistakes
>
> http://www.virginmegastores.co.uk/en...se-ii-dvd.html
>
> Heres the real (USA) version on the distributors site
> Note no spelling or grammar errors & the extras are all there
>
> http://www.anchorbayentertainment.co...425&PriCatID=3
>
> Barcode on my disk is
> 5028157201533
>
> If anyone has the software to check it I'd appreciate it
>

I was at a meeting at the Intellectual Property Office yesterday (for work
reasons), and questioned them over copying/pirating issues as a side issue.

The quick way to check authenticity of a DVD is to see if it has the censors
classification sticker, with holographic strip, on the package. It is a
legal requirement to have it there if sold through any retail channel.

(It doesn't stop someone peeling it off, but apparently the adhesive is
pretty good, and will leave tell-tale markings if removed)

--

Regards,
Mark Remfrey

"Two wrongs don't make a right.... it usually takes three or more!"

Mark Remfrey wrote:
> I was at a meeting at the Intellectual Property Office yesterday
(for work
> reasons), and questioned them over copying/pirating issues as a side issue.
>
> The quick way to check authenticity of a DVD is to see if it has the censors
> classification sticker, with holographic strip, on the package. It is a
> legal requirement to have it there if sold through any retail channel.
>
> (It doesn't stop someone peeling it off, but apparently the adhesive is
> pretty good, and will leave tell-tale markings if removed)

That is actually one of the reasons I don't buy DVDs here. if they
didn't put those damn stickers on that damaged the packages, I'd buy
more locally.

The Other Guy

T'was the Wed, 18 Jan 2006 20:56:06 +1300 when I remembered The Other
Guy <> saying something like this:

>That is actually one of the reasons I don't buy DVDs here. if they
>didn't put those damn stickers on that damaged the packages, I'd buy
>more locally.

What do you mean damaged?
--
Cheers,

Waylon Kenning.

Waylon Kenning wrote:
> T'was the Wed, 18 Jan 2006 20:56:06 +1300 when I remembered The Other
> Guy <> saying something like this:
>
>> That is actually one of the reasons I don't buy DVDs here. if they
>> didn't put those damn stickers on that damaged the packages, I'd buy
>> more locally.
>
> What do you mean damaged?

I think he means 'damage' and he's right. I hate them as well, sometimes
they cover important pieces of the cover art, and in the worst case they
aren't even applied neatly, just at some weird angle on the front.

T'was the Wed, 18 Jan 2006 22:02:20 +1300 when I remembered "Crains"
<> saying something like this:

>I think he means 'damage' and he's right. I hate them as well, sometimes
>they cover important pieces of the cover art, and in the worst case they
>aren't even applied neatly, just at some weird angle on the front.

I think it's a necessary evil. Well, more to the point, I can't see a
better way to show age restrictions, short of designing DVD labels
with a space for the censor sticker.

What about the overlay most if not all TV channels have on shows they
air? The worst thing is when they use a feed from another channel
meaning multiple overlays
--
Cheers,

Waylon Kenning.