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Originally Posted by Kymmy
One ethos that has been lost with piracy these days is the old "If you like it then buy it" which in other words if you like a film on Xvid/MKV then go buy the DVD/BLURAY.. or if you life your downloaded game rip then go buy an original..
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And that is exactly what I do. I am a bit of a sado and every January I watch all the trailers for the films I "might" like coming out this year and make a list of the ones which look amazing and which I want to see at the cinema and I go to watch them (even the re-release of Titanic which I have 2 copies of on dvd). There are some movies which I am not too sure about though and wont watch at the cinema (e.g Immortals) and I will download them when I can and if I like it then I will buy it on dvd. Having stuff on dvd isnt the same as having it on your pc. I have all 7 season of Buffy on dvd in what looks like a book which cost me £70 each and you cant buy them anymore. I have got a special collectors edition of Pearl Habour in a fold out card case which looks like a leather pouch and has got postcards from WW2 in it, a letter from President Roosevelt on the authentic burnt paper etc etc, the list goes on. If people love films that much they will pay for them.
Another good example is Armageddon. I bought the original 1 disc double-sided version when it first came out, then the 2 disc special edition and then the Criterion Edition (R1)
