Just from a semantic standpoint, I would say the site is shady (it is selling DVDs of films which have not had commercial releases, at least not beyond now out-of-print VHS) but not necessarily a scam. It reminds me of some of the things you could once find on ioffer and ebay (both of which have now cracked down) offering burned copies of films not otherwise available. I would say a scam site cheats the buyer out of anything, whereas this simply sells things that are not commercially-produced discs, but perhaps I am splitting hairs this morning?
On Mon, Feb 23, 2015 at 10:28 AM, Jessica Rosner <maddux2...@gmail.com> wrote: > Um yes. Two rules of thumb if a website/company you never heard of has > major films not available on sites like Amazon or Midwest Tape it is a scam > also a site where you don't see any box art ( though some scam sites have > scam ones) and almost every title is the same price is a scam. There must > be hundreds of these around. This one seems to specialize is wholesome made > for TV movies ( though it has others). > > As an example THE STONE FOX listed there has never been legally released > on DVD > > On Mon, Feb 23, 2015 at 10:02 AM, Sarah E. McCleskey < > sarah.e.mccles...@hofstra.edu> wrote: > >> Can the CW confirm for me that this is a shady website with bootlegs? >> >> >> >> www.lostmoviesfound.com >> >> >> >> Thanks. >> >> >> >> Sarah >> >> >> >> Sarah E. McCleskey >> >> Head of Access Services, Film and Media >> >> 112 Axinn Library >> >> 123 Hofstra University >> >> Hempstead, NY 11549 >> >> 516-463-5076 >> >> sarah.e.mccles...@hofstra.edu >> >> >> >> VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of >> issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic >> control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in >> libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as >> an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of >> communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video >> producers and distributors. >> >> > > VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of > issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic > control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in > libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as > an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of > communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video > producers and distributors. > >
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