Do you buy pirated dvd's or cd's?

I can completely relate with what you said.. besides most pirated cds/dvds are those produced by big companies.. In my country the artists/musicians say that they are so poorly paid with royalties that they have opted to produce their own albums (those who can afford) then have a few of their songs downloaded from the internet--in this way if you like their music you can contact them directly. and about the movie industry-- most movies are just produced by very few big companies here--and they are the ones pirated... You can very rarely see an independent movie being pirated anyway.... thanks for the response on the discussion..

yes you could explore the option of downloading from the internet for movies. I almost exlusively see movies downloaded from the internet now. I think it would probably take a while with a dial up connection but who knows:)

Thanks for responding:)

thats what I do too--with local independent artists in my area I mean. Local musicians (those that can afford) have opted to produce their own cds and have samples tracks downloaded for free from the internet. this way they are not being ripped off by big companies who give them very poor royalties-- this as a matter of fact, as a lot of local independent musicians say that they are so poorly paid with the royalties that is why they have opted to promote and produce their own albums instead. This way, if listeners like the music that they hear from the artist's website they can just contact them for details on where to buy their cds:)

you are absolutely right!--pirated dvds and cds nowadays are mostly in excellent quality.. we get to watch new and recently released films at a very cheap price..

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Ive never tried it too.. but they say its like ripping and burning music.. you just have to find a type of software:)

I just don't buy them, and why? Because I just download them myself.

to pinay81:
yes others do say that some dvd's are not good for the dvd player.. others also have opted to have pirated dvds or cds play only on "pirated dvd or cd players" in order not to damage their much expensive players.:)

to Gamemaniak:

thats what I do nowadays too---I just download everything from the internet
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good point. in other areas piracy is absolutely not tolerated, hence they are not readily available in the area.

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well they say its illegal,but from where Im from it is sold outright in the streets, they even have their own (several) blocks (for real)---they get ignored I guess or there has been a way around it--it has been a way of living here for them.

Im not sure really of the details on the legalities of copying/making copies for other people--but hey the ones pirated are owned by multi billion dollar companies anyway right?? so they make a lot of money off other people's art (music, etc etc etc)--from where Im from anyway artists are paid way below they are worth by these companies....

Im not sure about the regulations--from where you are from but unless you are harass/caught--continue on:)