Comments on: Girl Charged With Piracy Over Brief Transformers Taping http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/08/03/girl-charged-with-piracy-over-brief-transformerstaping/ Gadgets, gear and computer hardware. Sat, 05 Dec 2009 04:38:33 -0500 hourly 1 By: taqwa http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/08/03/girl-charged-with-piracy-over-brief-transformerstaping/comment-page-1/#comment-980835 taqwa Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:23:17 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/08/03/girl-charged-with-piracy-over-brief-transformerstaping/#comment-980835 good comment what is a few seconds going 2 do it's not like she was going 2 sell it good comment what is a few seconds going 2 do it’s not like she was going 2 sell it

]]> By: who http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/08/03/girl-charged-with-piracy-over-brief-transformerstaping/comment-page-1/#comment-959578 who Mon, 15 Dec 2008 22:28:16 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/08/03/girl-charged-with-piracy-over-brief-transformerstaping/#comment-959578 she is a good girl she doesn't dis serve this this is cruelty!!! she is a good girl she doesn’t dis serve this this is cruelty!!!

]]> By: unknown http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/08/03/girl-charged-with-piracy-over-brief-transformerstaping/comment-page-1/#comment-496355 unknown Fri, 26 Oct 2007 15:35:01 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/08/03/girl-charged-with-piracy-over-brief-transformerstaping/#comment-496355 SHE IS NOT A IMMIGRANT U DUMBASS SHE IS NOT A IMMIGRANT U DUMBASS

]]> By: Edwin J http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/08/03/girl-charged-with-piracy-over-brief-transformerstaping/comment-page-1/#comment-399713 Edwin J Mon, 03 Sep 2007 21:29:28 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/08/03/girl-charged-with-piracy-over-brief-transformerstaping/#comment-399713 Its OK to download 2-3 min of transformers (as trailers) on internet. But if we record 20 sec of an 2.30 hour movie, Its BAD(?) WHATS WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE? If i wanted to "sell" an 20 sec clip, what would the street value be? 2.30 h = 10$ - 10/9000 sec is 0,0011 $ pr sec. 0,0011 times 20 = 0,02 $ IM RICH! Its OK to download 2-3 min of transformers (as trailers) on internet.
But if we record 20 sec of an 2.30 hour movie, Its BAD(?)
WHATS WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE?
If i wanted to “sell” an 20 sec clip, what would the street value be?
2.30 h = 10$ – 10/9000 sec is 0,0011 $ pr sec. 0,0011 times 20 = 0,02 $
IM RICH!

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/08/03/girl-charged-with-piracy-over-brief-transformerstaping/comment-page-1/#comment-382764 Anonymous Fri, 24 Aug 2007 17:19:15 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/08/03/girl-charged-with-piracy-over-brief-transformerstaping/#comment-382764 I know I've sent a message to Regal telling them I will carefully check the ownership of any theater I patronize to insure Regal never gets another dime of my money. If you want to tell them as well, send an email to ddelaria@regalcinemas.com It's investor relations but it's the email I have. I'm sure they will notice if their inbox begins to flood. Donald De Laria Vice President Investor Relations Regal Entertainment Group 7132 Regal Lane Knoxville, TN 37918 Phone: 865-925-9685 Fax: 865-925-7858 E-mail: ddelaria@regalcinemas.com I know I’ve sent a message to Regal telling them I will carefully check the ownership of any theater I patronize to insure Regal never gets another dime of my money. If you want to tell them as well, send an email to

ddelaria@regalcinemas.com

It’s investor relations but it’s the email I have. I’m sure they will notice if their inbox begins to flood.

Donald De Laria
Vice President Investor Relations
Regal Entertainment Group
7132 Regal Lane
Knoxville, TN 37918
Phone: 865-925-9685
Fax: 865-925-7858
E-mail: ddelaria@regalcinemas.com

]]> By: FucktheMPAA http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/08/03/girl-charged-with-piracy-over-brief-transformerstaping/comment-page-1/#comment-355917 FucktheMPAA Tue, 07 Aug 2007 18:14:22 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/08/03/girl-charged-with-piracy-over-brief-transformerstaping/#comment-355917 If you want Transformers the movie for FREE then go here: http://thepiratebay.org/tor/3739664 and to the dumb fuck manager at the theatre if you read this remember this: PAYBACKS A BITCH MF'er and you will be F'N SORRY you F'N ASSCLOWN cause what goes around comes around and your candy ass is going to be taken care of and you won't know who it is until its too late for the PIGS to save your candy ass you stupid MF'er!!!! If you want Transformers the movie for FREE then go here: http://thepiratebay.org/tor/3739664 and to the dumb fuck manager at the theatre if you read this remember this: PAYBACKS A BITCH MF’er and you will be F’N SORRY you F’N ASSCLOWN cause what goes around comes around and your candy ass is going to be taken care of and you won’t know who it is until its too late for the PIGS to save your candy ass you stupid MF’er!!!!

]]> By: Tarwin http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/08/03/girl-charged-with-piracy-over-brief-transformerstaping/comment-page-1/#comment-353835 Tarwin Mon, 06 Aug 2007 08:20:42 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/08/03/girl-charged-with-piracy-over-brief-transformerstaping/#comment-353835 So, who wants a copy of my 20s of mobile phone video, from the front row. You almost make out a yellow blur of robotic motion! So, who wants a copy of my 20s of mobile phone video, from the front row. You almost make out a yellow blur of robotic motion!

]]> By: Huuuze http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/08/03/girl-charged-with-piracy-over-brief-transformerstaping/comment-page-1/#comment-350598 Huuuze Sat, 04 Aug 2007 00:28:03 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/08/03/girl-charged-with-piracy-over-brief-transformerstaping/#comment-350598 Scott, you nailed it on the head. The commentary is classic Peter Ha. Completely ludicrous. Like the girl's little brother couldn't simply go on the internet and see a clip of the movie? Puh-leaze. Scott, you nailed it on the head. The commentary is classic Peter Ha. Completely ludicrous. Like the girl’s little brother couldn’t simply go on the internet and see a clip of the movie? Puh-leaze.

]]> By: Cosmic http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/08/03/girl-charged-with-piracy-over-brief-transformerstaping/comment-page-1/#comment-350464 Cosmic Fri, 03 Aug 2007 22:25:45 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/08/03/girl-charged-with-piracy-over-brief-transformerstaping/#comment-350464 It's quite possible that CG would cover this story anyway, but...doesn't anyone else think this is a story only b/c she's smoking hot? Just sayin'... It’s quite possible that CG would cover this story anyway, but…doesn’t anyone else think this is a story only b/c she’s smoking hot? Just sayin’…

]]> By: Scott http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/08/03/girl-charged-with-piracy-over-brief-transformerstaping/comment-page-1/#comment-350297 Scott Fri, 03 Aug 2007 20:58:21 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/08/03/girl-charged-with-piracy-over-brief-transformerstaping/#comment-350297 The "struggling immigrant" and "trying to put herself through college" are meaningless; justice is (supposed to be) blind. The law is the law, whether you were born here or not, and whether you're struggling to put yourself through college, or struggling to work 2 jobs & pay a mortgage... We're (supposed to be) equal in the eyes of the law. At what point would you say prosecution is justifiable, Peter? A 45-second clip? 10 minutes? Half hour? At what point is it justifiable to prosecute people who steal money? If they steal more than $.25? $2? $50? "It’s not like she’s going to sell the clip to anyone." --- So if she stole an orange from a grocery store & ate it, that's OK, but if she stole it & tried to sell it, that's bad? "It’s already been CAM’d and there are hundreds of clips floating around." --- And if she stole one orange, but 20 other people stole a dozen each, she should be immune from prosecution because other people stole more than she, and they did it before she stole hers? "The pimply-faced assistant manager at the Ballston Common mall theater in Arlington, VA spotted Sejas ‘filming’ and called the cops." -- I see.... So the cute, young, foreign girl who broke the law is your victim, and the young, unseen-but-presumably pimply-faced employee who did his job by reporting a crime is your villain. Interesting....... Check your biases, Peter. They're glaringly obvious to the rest of us. "...prosecuting this poor girl." -- Again, you're biased. But since you're a blog copy-and-poster, not a journalist, or a reporter, it doesn't matter, huh? If I were the theater manager/owner, I wouldn't have called the police or prosecuted, but I definitely would have pulled her out of the theater, erased the clip, and told her to never come back. Had she come back & done it again, I'd have called the police & prosecuted, without a doubt. The “struggling immigrant” and “trying to put herself through college” are meaningless; justice is (supposed to be) blind. The law is the law, whether you were born here or not, and whether you’re struggling to put yourself through college, or struggling to work 2 jobs & pay a mortgage… We’re (supposed to be) equal in the eyes of the law.

At what point would you say prosecution is justifiable, Peter? A 45-second clip? 10 minutes? Half hour? At what point is it justifiable to prosecute people who steal money? If they steal more than $.25? $2? $50?

“It’s not like she’s going to sell the clip to anyone.”
— So if she stole an orange from a grocery store & ate it, that’s OK, but if she stole it & tried to sell it, that’s bad?

“It’s already been CAM’d and there are hundreds of clips floating around.”
— And if she stole one orange, but 20 other people stole a dozen each, she should be immune from prosecution because other people stole more than she, and they did it before she stole hers?

“The pimply-faced assistant manager at the Ballston Common mall theater in Arlington, VA spotted Sejas ‘filming’ and called the cops.”
– I see…. So the cute, young, foreign girl who broke the law is your victim, and the young, unseen-but-presumably pimply-faced employee who did his job by reporting a crime is your villain. Interesting……. Check your biases, Peter. They’re glaringly obvious to the rest of us.

“…prosecuting this poor girl.”
– Again, you’re biased. But since you’re a blog copy-and-poster, not a journalist, or a reporter, it doesn’t matter, huh?

If I were the theater manager/owner, I wouldn’t have called the police or prosecuted, but I definitely would have pulled her out of the theater, erased the clip, and told her to never come back. Had she come back & done it again, I’d have called the police & prosecuted, without a doubt.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/08/03/girl-charged-with-piracy-over-brief-transformerstaping/comment-page-1/#comment-350065 Anonymous Fri, 03 Aug 2007 18:13:13 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/08/03/girl-charged-with-piracy-over-brief-transformerstaping/#comment-350065 Ballston Common 12 is a trifling theater - sorry-ass scratched prints, busted climate control, brain-dead staff. It was 4 blocks from my apartment and I would still rather drive into DC and go to the Foundry. Ballston Common 12 is a trifling theater – sorry-ass scratched prints, busted climate control, brain-dead staff. It was 4 blocks from my apartment and I would still rather drive into DC and go to the Foundry.

]]> By: nobody http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/08/03/girl-charged-with-piracy-over-brief-transformerstaping/comment-page-1/#comment-350046 nobody Fri, 03 Aug 2007 17:55:04 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/08/03/girl-charged-with-piracy-over-brief-transformerstaping/#comment-350046 Indeed there are many DVDs sold outside of the US which were taped by a handheld camera in theaters. Those DVDs even include audience swearing and lewd commentaries. Yet, there is a market for that especially in third world country. She really needs to prove her intention. If she intended to tape the whole movie, then she is a pirate. If she just wanted a clip to show her brother, there are plenty teasers on the internet. Her action was just stupid. Since she was stopped in the middle of her act, no one can tell if she was trying to pirate the whole movie. I wish her good luck. Sometimes it takes some news like that to show people it is not worth the risk. Indeed there are many DVDs sold outside of the US which were taped by a handheld camera in theaters. Those DVDs even include audience swearing and lewd commentaries. Yet, there is a market for that especially in third world country. She really needs to prove her intention. If she intended to tape the whole movie, then she is a pirate. If she just wanted a clip to show her brother, there are plenty teasers on the internet. Her action was just stupid. Since she was stopped in the middle of her act, no one can tell if she was trying to pirate the whole movie. I wish her good luck. Sometimes it takes some news like that to show people it is not worth the risk.

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