Frank Barknecht wrote: > Hallo, > Daniel James hat gesagt: // Daniel James wrote: > > >>However, I can't help guessing that most of this material is either a) >>released onto p2p deliberately to help build pre-launch hype or b) >>sold by someone within the industry to pirates. I think a) is much >>more likely than b) because anyone involved with b) will never work >>in the industry again. > > > I think, it's a mixture of b) and a). A lot of people not exactly *in* > the industry get access to releases before the actual release date. > For example journalists, who write reviews of a record (a game, a > book, ...), or the actual CD manufacturers. > > Cracker or release groups just need a bit of social engineering to > have access to the CDs then. And with the increasing count of broken > CDs (using an alleged "copy protection") there sure are people who > think it a reponsibility to make "fixed" versions available. > So realistically the only way they can continue to make ridiculous profit is by controlling the technology that we have access to. For example, I have found that with the Thai copies there are scenes missing from the dvd. I'm haven't noticed problems with the Korean copies though. I assume the main reason for this is that Thais generally don't have access to technology as new as Koreans and also as much spending money. -- Patrick Shirkey - Boost Hardware Ltd. Http://www.boosthardware.com Http://www.djcj.org - The Linux Audio Users guide ======================================== Being on stage with the band in front of crowds shouting, "Get off! No! We want normal music!", I think that was more like acting than anything I've ever done. Goldie, 8 Nov, 2002 The Scotsman
