On Wed, 7 Jan 2009, Christopher Sawtell wrote:
In this connection note that the producers of the film Sione's Wedding ended up without any financial benefit whatsoever because spivs and shysters made illicit copies of the DVD and sold them in South Auckland flea markets. Is that fair? imho, it is not.
I remember reading somewhere that by the time various tax lawyers have done all the fancy foot work... Movies _never_ make a profit. Certainly 85% of ozzie movies don't... http://botlbrush.com/blog/?p=143 But I agree with Volker, I suspect the route from Studio to Flea market didn't involve the internet, but rather sneakernet and somebody in the production chain itself. There is a site www.megavideo.com for example that allows you to view FLV's of full movies. It claims to be legit, giving you I think 52 minutes "free" view per day, unless you sign up for their "premium" service. Is it legit? How would you know? Is aliceinvideoland.co.nz legit? I believe it is, but how would you know? As a mere consumer, can you prove it to me one way or the other. John Carter Phone : (64)(3) 358 6639 Tait Electronics Fax : (64)(3) 359 4632 PO Box 1645 Christchurch Email : john.car...@tait.co.nz New Zealand
