02-05-2005, 08:40 PM
Damn, can we stop deviating into rip vs legit debate and stick to the topic at hand.
My mate was in HK/Mainland about 9 months ago and he bought back a stack of ripped DVDs (US films & anime) and music CDs. They all had a single little round holes in them. All the CDs played fine and so did about ¾ of the DVDs. Apparently, what happened was the Police busted a guy with a pretty big warehouse and when ?destroying? the goods they just lined up a spindle full of discs and shot them at point blank range. I imagine that the top few were totally buggered but because they used a low calibre firearm like a .22 the rest survived almost unscathed. *Somehow* the discs then found their way back into the street markets.
And that?s the story of why I own nine copies of Public Enemy?s It Takes A Nation of Millions.
Anyway, the actual point I?m trying to make is that these raids on knockoff goods (both mainland and HK) are basically little more than lip service to the international community. See my previous post in the now locked thread about why it?s not in China?s economy?s interest to curb bootlegging in any way, shape or form.
I sure hope Flora comes back though, FX offers a superior product for sure.
My mate was in HK/Mainland about 9 months ago and he bought back a stack of ripped DVDs (US films & anime) and music CDs. They all had a single little round holes in them. All the CDs played fine and so did about ¾ of the DVDs. Apparently, what happened was the Police busted a guy with a pretty big warehouse and when ?destroying? the goods they just lined up a spindle full of discs and shot them at point blank range. I imagine that the top few were totally buggered but because they used a low calibre firearm like a .22 the rest survived almost unscathed. *Somehow* the discs then found their way back into the street markets.
And that?s the story of why I own nine copies of Public Enemy?s It Takes A Nation of Millions.
Anyway, the actual point I?m trying to make is that these raids on knockoff goods (both mainland and HK) are basically little more than lip service to the international community. See my previous post in the now locked thread about why it?s not in China?s economy?s interest to curb bootlegging in any way, shape or form.
I sure hope Flora comes back though, FX offers a superior product for sure.
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