Re: [PLUG] Revolution OS

[Michael Leone <turgon@mike-leone.com>]

On Fri, 2002-05-10 at 19:47, Darxus@chaosreigns.com wrote:
> On 05/10, Michael Leone wrote:
> > Maybe not in the studio's eyes. I doubt the sales of the Asian version
> > would be all that substantial in a non-Asian market, and so they might
> > want to limit it to sales in a certain area, to minimize returns, etc. 
> 
> Are we talking about an Asian or English version ?

The few I've seen are the English version, with Asian subtitles. Not
dubbed. So any English-speaking person could watch it, and follow the
story. If it was dubbed, people who speak only English would have no
need to buy it. But dubbing is never all that satisfying.

> > > I'm sure it's much easier to copy the VHS version.
> > 
> > That would be illegal, too.
> 
> Right, but I think your argument was that VCD should be banned in america
> because it's easier to copy tahn DVD.  

No, not at all. My point is that the company releasing the VCD can quite
legally dictate that it is illegal to sell their product, except under
the terms they dictate. And those terms may (or may not; I don't know
for sure, which is why I asked) dictate that you may only sell in
certain countries/geographic areas/DVD regions/etc. So I wondered if the
(subtitled) VCDs on sale in Chinatown was legal. I suppose there's
enough of an Asian-speaking segment of the population to make it legal
to sell here. 

I don't think VCDs shoudl be banned at all, anyway. Nor do I agree that
DVDs should be CSS-encrypted. Or if they are, that Linux users should be
excluded from legally excluded from being able to use it, like owners of
other OSes.

> But VHS is, I believe, easier to copy than VCD.  And VHS is still legal.  

But copying copyrighted material is not.

> I would guess most people here know how to copy a VHS tape.  I would guess
> most people here never heard of VCDs before this revolution OS thing came
> up, let alone have any idea how to copy them.  

No offense, but so what? That's immaterial to the point that the
copyright holder has a right to enforce the terms of distribution of
their work (just as the FSF has a right to enforce the terms of the
GPL).

Anyway, I was probably wrong to wonder if the sale was legal; it
probably is.

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