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Video piracy propaganda

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ProPerformer · 06/03/2013 19:44

Just finished watching a DVD with DH and DS (age 4), at the end of it there was a short 'advert' about pirate DVDs. The video depicted a very scary looking man with eyes of flame working in a forge. DS was so scared by this that he was actually in tears. (we turned it off ASAP, but we were not near the remote at the time so it took a good 30-40 seconds.)

AIBU to think this sort of 'scary' advert should not be on the end of a DVD marked as U? I really feel like writing and complaining!

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lockets · 07/03/2013 21:42

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ProPerformer · 07/03/2013 23:24

Indeed. I actually have the DVD we were watching on VHS recorded off the tv years ago, so didn't 'need' to buy it legit, but chose to as I guess keeping recorded off the tv stuff for years is not technically correct either (though I know loads of people who do it who, like us, would not illegally download stuff.) it just makes me furious that they put a totally unsuitable ad at the end that we couldn't skip and scared my Ds to tears. Made me wish I'd kept my money and just transferred the VHS to DVD!!

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ProPerformer · 07/03/2013 23:46

Where do you download stuff from lockets?
I did have 'love film' but want stuff we can keep to watch again and again.

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MurderOfGoths · 08/03/2013 00:37

Aside from the whole only having to sit through it if you have bought the damn DVD, the "you wouldn't steal a car" winds the pedant in me up because piracy isn't theft. Theft is taking something away from someone so they don't still have it, pirating a DVD does not take away the original. If they're going to force us to sit through it they could at least make it accurate!

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