TechMad:you are putting foward the pathetic point of view of the film companies
No, I am putting forward the facts of the matter, as they stand. I am not making any judgment one way or another about the propriety or iniquity of the situation.
TechMad:that I've paid £15 for a disc - notthe content. If I wanted to do that I'd just buy a blank dvd for about 10p.
You might as well do that, for all the rights it gives you over what you can and can't do with the content of the disc.
TechMad:You are paying for
the CONTENT.
No, you are paying for the right to view the content, not the ownership of it or the right to do with it what you will.
TechMad:You have these companies that make a fortune - and yet
still want to rip off their customers - their very lifeblood!
No-one is forcing you to buy their product.
TechMad:Copying these films is of course very naughty
No, it's illegal.
TechMad:and thats why no-one does it
Does the fact that people break a law mean that law no longer exists?