Police break up large Australian DVD piracy ring

"Police Commander Terry Purton went as far to say that DVD piracy was so lucrative that criminals were moving away from drug trafficking and into DVD piracy."

Now that was a stupid thing for mr. officer to say. I'm thinkin' "where's the problem?" and "seems like a step in the right direction to me." It appears to me that he just basically dumbed down the offense by making the comparison.

Now............as for the criminally moronic. C'mon. In your homes???
Catalogs?? SECOND TIME SETTING UP???? I guess for some, as long as the heart continues to beat and pump red blood, they will never learn.

G'Day........or should I say

G'BYE

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Police Commander Terry Purton went as far to say that DVD piracy was so lucrative that criminals were moving away from drug trafficking and into DVD piracy.
"But people selling these DVDs are making more money than what drug dealers are."

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junkie: say fool, you got dat new underground LOTR's: The Two Towers on HD?

DVDpusher: Jeah! I gotz dat on lockdown son, how many yews need?

Originally posted by goodswipe:

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junkie: say fool, you got dat new underground LOTR's: The Two Towers on HD?

DVDpusher: Jeah! I gotz dat on lockdown son, how many yews need?

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Originally posted by goodswipe:

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junkie: say fool, you got dat new underground LOTR's: The Two Towers on HD?

DVDpusher: Jeah! I gotz dat on lockdown son, how many yews need?

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Police Commander Terry Purton went as far to say that DVD piracy was so lucrative that criminals were moving away from drug trafficking and into DVD piracy.

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Goes to show you that if the retail would sell at a reasonable price they couldn't keep the shelves stocked. That is an amazing profit margin. You would think that after the first time being caught they would be a lot more careful.

And what? The retailers and corporations aren't doing anything wrong by making it for 10cents to free and selling it for 20? 25? even 30?
Who's the real criminal here?

Its always somebody hating on another person's hustle. Them same damn police gone put the same damn dvds back on the streets
"They are making an obscene profit," Commander Purton said.
this fagg purton is just mad cuz he didnt think of it first.
the world is full of f*ck!ng hataz. it doesnt even matter if it was a legal hustle. this is on every thing that i know there a crooked cop
in every every department..... if anybody feel different too damn bad
cuz you know its the truth.....

go on yall, say it. the police is all for digital rights managament. hahahahaha. ahem. ok sorry i had to say it you guys i had to say it. now imagine the tragedy that criminals are moving away from drugs to selling copied dvds, the money the big acompanies will loose, the poor artists that wont have the money to buy blue diamonds to wear for the awards show so theyl be stuck with normal diamonds... jeez...

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"They are making an obscene profit," Commander Purton said.

"They are producing DVDs for 20¢ and selling them for $10."

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$12 million a year and they get caught. I would think that after a month ($1 million) that would be good enough profit for them. Ok a month and a week so they could get their money back from the initial investment.

Even $10 a DVD is too much if the movie is a cam vid burned to DVD. If it were a copy of the original DVD then that would be reasonable. Movie studios should learn from DVD and drug dealers and lower their prices. If people are willing to pay $10 for a copy, then people will be willing to pay $10 for an original pressed DVD.

Originally posted by maryjayne:

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$12 million a year and they get caught. I would think that after a month ($1 million) that would be good enough profit for them. Ok a month and a week so they could get their money back from the initial investment.

Even $10 a DVD is too much if the movie is a cam vid burned to DVD. If it were a copy of the original DVD then that would be reasonable. Movie studios should learn from DVD and drug dealers and lower their prices. If people are willing to pay $10 for a copy, then people will be willing to pay $10 for an original pressed DVD.

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"They are producing DVDs for 20¢ and selling them for $10."

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WWonder whether the raid was because there is no one paying police to leave them alone.
Surely it is great if people sell evn pirate cds than drugs.

As said if the legal price came down?? Have a look at the price of some of the very old CD, they are still high and movies that are on cable still around $20.
Don't kid yourself there is no corruption in Australia and in Victorie it has beeen widely reported the last few years.
If they have enough brains to find these houses why cannot police find the drug houses???

20 cents a DVD they Must be using Memorex CMC DVD's

Honestly, The numbers cant be accurate, Especially when you
add cases and printing plus the DVD media alone.
And then to compare it to drug trafficking isn't at all a fair statement or comparison.

These people were doing wrong in infringement and copyright,
But drug dealers have no moral compassion, and sell there
poison to Addicts , who are powerless over the drug as it anyway.

Lets not worry about those who are destroying peoples lives,
Lets protect the MPAA and the like, and keep there pockets filled,

Its this same mentality that drug addicts are put into incarceration, Rather than helped to get MEDIACAL treatment
for THERE DISEASE,

I am sorry I went off on this tangent, but having an addict close
to me and hearing this comparison is very sicking to me.

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"They are producing DVDs for 20¢ and selling them for $10."

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My god...I would love to know where they are buying their DVD's and cases from for 20c...!!

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"As time goes by, people in these laboratories get better at what they do," he finished.

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