Suppose a person searches for a TV series on DVD from the 1990s and when it is received it looks like a copy, could the DVDs be legal or pirated--and how does one know?
The series was out on official video cassette at one point and the DVDs are coming out in the stores now, but the purchased DVDs could be legal, couldn't they?
If it is illegal, the seller should get in trouble for duping an innocent purchaser.
2007-12-14 15:20:25 · 2 answers · asked by http://www.wrightlawnv.com 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
You should be able to tell if they are copies. Have you watched the DVD? What is the quality? What is the quality of the cover art? Is the back of the DVD colored (light blue or whatever) like a blank dvd would be?
If it is a copy, notify the company you bought through (ebay, paypal, amazon, ect) You may have to return the discs, but they will handle the legal issues and get you a refund.
If you know where the seller is, you can alert the local authorities, but you may or may not see results.
If the DVDs just came out, price compare. If you got yours significantly cheaper than what they are in store, then yeah, they are probably illegal copies.
2007-12-14 15:26:18 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it looks fishy, pirated, or illegal, it probably is. I have never bought a DVD at Best Buy and thought, "I wonder if this is a pirated copy?" If it doesn't look like that, it's probably pirated.
2007-12-14 23:25:07 · answer #2 · answered by Citicop 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋