Red dots for anti-piracy getting out of hand?

[TheBoyBlunder]

Originally posted by: v3rrv3
Correction, they don't have dots because it is a screener I imagine it probably has other watermarks hidden in it so they can try and send people to jail. Here is a sample pic from an actual cam here

- Kevin

Nice 403 error there.

 

[Pepsi90919]

Originally posted by: TheBoyBlunder

Originally posted by: v3rrv3
Correction, they don't have dots because it is a screener I imagine it probably has other watermarks hidden in it so they can try and send people to jail. Here is a sample pic from an actual cam here

- Kevin

Nice 403 error there.

nice non-reading of thread there. drag and drop the e or copy/paste.

 

[TheBoyBlunder]

Originally posted by: Pepsi90919

Originally posted by: TheBoyBlunder

Originally posted by: v3rrv3
Correction, they don't have dots because it is a screener I imagine it probably has other watermarks hidden in it so they can try and send people to jail. Here is a sample pic from an actual cam here

- Kevin

Nice 403 error there.

nice non-reading of thread there. drag and drop the e or copy/paste.

Amazing how it doesn't say "drag & drop".

 

[whaleskinrug]

I see these things, too -- was wondering what it was. Now I am really pissed.

 

[rh71]

I'm trying to understand... how does imprinting these dots into the film help catch the source of illegal distribution ? Or at least that's what I thought I read...

Makes no sense... anyone can tell if a local copy is pirated by the quality of the video... even screeners that have a warning ticker every few minutes...

Did authorities plan to catch people red-handed when they find these video files on their computers and say... ahah! There's the dots! Someone tell me they have a better plan than that...

 

[pulse8]

They are more trying to use it to find out which theater/print the copy was made from so that they can confront the theater about it.

Each print has a different set of dots, so they just keep track of which theater has which dots and they can find out where the pirated version came from.

 

[Demon-Xanth]

Originally posted by: TheBoyBlunder

Originally posted by: Pepsi90919


nice non-reading of thread there. drag and drop the e or copy/paste.

Amazing how it doesn't say "drag & drop".

Originally posted by: Demon-Xanth
Edit: copy/paste (like Geocities stuff) the vcdquality URL

Can we can an "OWNED" here?

 

[fs5]

kill bill is the first one I've really noticed the dots in.

Also why were there censor beeps in the movie also?

 

[rh71]

Originally posted by: pulse8
They are more trying to use it to find out which theater/print the copy was made from so that they can confront the theater about it.

Each print has a different set of dots, so they just keep track of which theater has which dots and they can find out where the pirated version came from.

AHHH I see! (said the blind man...) ... well I'm reading on other boards the pirating encoders are stripping these out by frames... if it's noticeable to theatre-goers, it's easy enough to find and strip by the encoders...

 

[alkemyst]

Originally posted by: fivespeed5
kill bill is the first one I've really noticed the dots in.

Also why were there censor beeps in the movie also?

The censor beeps are for her name. We are not supposed to know it until the 2nd Volume.

There is some tongue in cheek stuff regarding her name once you know it and think about previous scenes.

 

[Nevada]

i also noticed these dots when i saw "kill bill" on saturday. never seen them in other movies before. hmm...

 

[LarryS]

I saw them during Kill Bill. Had no idea what they were.. thought they were something subliminal that would come out in the plotline. Now I know better!

 

[upsciLLion]

Originally posted by: Demon-Xanth

Originally posted by: TheBoyBlunder

Originally posted by: Pepsi90919


nice non-reading of thread there. drag and drop the e or copy/paste.

Amazing how it doesn't say "drag & drop".

Originally posted by: Demon-Xanth
Edit: copy/paste (like Geocities stuff) the vcdquality URL

Can we can an "OWNED" here?

0wn3dx0rz!!11!!ONEONE!1!

 

[v3rrv3]

Originally posted by: DeathByAnts

Originally posted by: kami
I saw them in Freddy Vs. Jason and Kill Bill.

Freddy vs Jason was released onto the net MONTHS before the release date. They had been removed before that time.

Actually it was released the on the net the same day it was due in theaters. Possibly thinking of Jason X?

- Kevin

 

[Gunbuster]

They were in 4 or 5 places on Runaway Jury. :|

I complained, but didn't throw a total fit because it was a free preview screening

 

[neilm]

Originally posted by: draggoon01
sample dots:

http://www.film-tech.com/ubbpics/ubb3141b.jpg

ironically, the copy of kill bill floating around the net doesn't have those dots because it was an insider job, but of course piracy hurts/annoys the good consumer more than the bad one...

I see yellowish sandy coloured dots, no red ones... still it looks awful.