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TheHelperMonkey posted 06-07-99 07:31 PM ET
Do you?
Picker posted 06-07-99 10:15 PM ET
Expect people to admit to it on a public forum.
Valtyr posted 06-07-99 11:16 PM ET
Who here would burn every copy of Phantom Menace he could get his hands on?
I would.
Valtyr
President, Citizen(s?) Against Sci-Fi
Smeagol posted 06-08-99 12:47 AM ET
Actually, I know someone who knows someone that has a copy. Personally, I like the movie but I can wait until the end of the year or whenever it comes out for sale on video.
TheHelperMonkey posted 06-08-99 03:36 PM ET
I saw some ( ) in NY,NY. Somewhere around the empire state building.
Dark Nexus posted 06-08-99 07:51 PM ET
Smeagol - They're being released in a box set, so expect a 7 year wait.
1212 posted 06-08-99 07:54 PM ET
who cares, the game better be 100 times better than that piece of crap movie.
Frodo83 posted 06-08-99 09:06 PM ET
Psst. Anybody wanna buy the Star Wars video? Cheap. Psst. Hey buddy, I'm talkin to you. Star Wars. Anybody wanna buy..
Smeagol posted 06-08-99 10:28 PM ET
Dark Nexus-- I hadn't heard that, but I don't believe it anyway. Sales would most likely be a lot higher releasing them separately, and I can't see them waiting it out between movies when there's so much money to be made.
1212-- It's amazing how many people really dislike this movie. I mean there's no way I'd call it anything more than just a good, fun movie, but it certainly wasn't bad. The script is awful, I'll admit that. I just don't understand what people expected... it's all about special effects and unbelievable (and often unrealistic) battles and action. What more do you want from a Star Wars movie?
Spoe posted 06-09-99 11:29 AM ET
Why wouldn't they want to admit it here? My understanding of the law is that it's only illegal to sell, not to buy.
Picker posted 06-09-99 11:33 AM ET
I think it is illegal to own stolen merchandise, if you know it is stolen when you buy it. Ussually people get out of this because how can you know it's stolen. But with a bootlegged copy of star wars, how can you not know it was ripped off.
CrayonX posted 06-09-99 07:06 PM ET
Isn't Phantom Menace going straight to cable, then to video? I heard that on ET (or was it Extra! or some other entertainment show)....
Spoe posted 06-09-99 07:18 PM ET
It's illegal to own stolen merchandise regardless, ISTR that in this sort of case it is wierd.
Smeagol posted 06-09-99 10:00 PM ET
CrayonX-- I can't imagine anything like that happening. Remember, it's all about money, and it certainly wouldn't be a profitable decision to put it on cable first. I heard that Fox will be airing it first in November of 2000, but I'm sure it will be out on video long before that. My guess would be by Christmas this year, as that makes the most sense from a financial perspective.
Professor Gonzlles posted 06-13-99 10:39 AM ET
I have the game "Star Wars The Phantom Menace . The game is ok, but the graphics are bad!
JohnIII posted 06-13-99 04:46 PM ET
PC Gamer UK writer, Matthew Pierce, say:
79%
John III
Dutch Boy posted 06-13-99 07:29 PM ET
A friend of mine (who's house I am in now owns a copy, he bought it from a Chinese guy when he was in New York. It was videotaped in the theater though, so we're not going to watch it, we'll just wait for it to open in the cinema
Krushala posted 06-13-99 07:32 PM ET
I got one. Come on FBI. Come and get me. I know you guys monitor these forums.
Anyway who would wan't to watch a bootleg if it's been taped with a video camera. The whole point of star wars is to enjoy the big screen special effects and sound.
Smeagol posted 06-13-99 10:08 PM ET
Actually, while in the US it is illegal to copy and sell bootleg videos, it is not illegal to purchase them. I was surprised to hear this myself. I heard this on the news earlier, and also that the penalties for bootlegging are not all that severe anyway.
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Author	Topic: Who here has a boot-legged copy of Phantom Menace?
TheHelperMonkey	posted 06-07-99 07:31 PM ET Do you?
Picker	posted 06-07-99 10:15 PM ET Expect people to admit to it on a public forum.
Valtyr	posted 06-07-99 11:16 PM ET Who here would burn every copy of Phantom Menace he could get his hands on? I would. Valtyr President, Citizen(s?) Against Sci-Fi
Smeagol	posted 06-08-99 12:47 AM ET Actually, I know someone who knows someone that has a copy. Personally, I like the movie but I can wait until the end of the year or whenever it comes out for sale on video.
TheHelperMonkey	posted 06-08-99 03:36 PM ET I saw some ( ) in NY,NY. Somewhere around the empire state building.
Dark Nexus	posted 06-08-99 07:51 PM ET Smeagol - They're being released in a box set, so expect a 7 year wait.
1212	posted 06-08-99 07:54 PM ET who cares, the game better be 100 times better than that piece of crap movie.
Frodo83	posted 06-08-99 09:06 PM ET Psst. Anybody wanna buy the Star Wars video? Cheap. Psst. Hey buddy, I'm talkin to you. Star Wars. Anybody wanna buy..
Smeagol	posted 06-08-99 10:28 PM ET Dark Nexus-- I hadn't heard that, but I don't believe it anyway. Sales would most likely be a lot higher releasing them separately, and I can't see them waiting it out between movies when there's so much money to be made. 1212-- It's amazing how many people really dislike this movie. I mean there's no way I'd call it anything more than just a good, fun movie, but it certainly wasn't bad. The script is awful, I'll admit that. I just don't understand what people expected... it's all about special effects and unbelievable (and often unrealistic) battles and action. What more do you want from a Star Wars movie?
Spoe	posted 06-09-99 11:29 AM ET Why wouldn't they want to admit it here? My understanding of the law is that it's only illegal to sell, not to buy.
Picker	posted 06-09-99 11:33 AM ET I think it is illegal to own stolen merchandise, if you know it is stolen when you buy it. Ussually people get out of this because how can you know it's stolen. But with a bootlegged copy of star wars, how can you not know it was ripped off.
CrayonX	posted 06-09-99 07:06 PM ET Isn't Phantom Menace going straight to cable, then to video? I heard that on ET (or was it Extra! or some other entertainment show)....
Spoe	posted 06-09-99 07:18 PM ET It's illegal to own stolen merchandise regardless, ISTR that in this sort of case it is wierd.
Smeagol	posted 06-09-99 10:00 PM ET CrayonX-- I can't imagine anything like that happening. Remember, it's all about money, and it certainly wouldn't be a profitable decision to put it on cable first. I heard that Fox will be airing it first in November of 2000, but I'm sure it will be out on video long before that. My guess would be by Christmas this year, as that makes the most sense from a financial perspective.
Professor Gonzlles	posted 06-13-99 10:39 AM ET I have the game "Star Wars The Phantom Menace . The game is ok, but the graphics are bad!
JohnIII	posted 06-13-99 04:46 PM ET PC Gamer UK writer, Matthew Pierce, say: 79% John III
Dutch Boy	posted 06-13-99 07:29 PM ET A friend of mine (who's house I am in now owns a copy, he bought it from a Chinese guy when he was in New York. It was videotaped in the theater though, so we're not going to watch it, we'll just wait for it to open in the cinema
Krushala	posted 06-13-99 07:32 PM ET I got one. Come on FBI. Come and get me. I know you guys monitor these forums. Anyway who would wan't to watch a bootleg if it's been taped with a video camera. The whole point of star wars is to enjoy the big screen special effects and sound.
Smeagol	posted 06-13-99 10:08 PM ET Actually, while in the US it is illegal to copy and sell bootleg videos, it is not illegal to purchase them. I was surprised to hear this myself. I heard this on the news earlier, and also that the penalties for bootlegging are not all that severe anyway.