Do you buy pirated dvd's or cd's?

to pinay81: yes others do say that some dvd's are not good for the dvd player.. others also have opted to have pirated dvds or cds play only on "pirated dvd or cd players" in order not to damage their much expensive players.:)

I just don't buy them, and why? Because I just download them myself.

to Gamemaniak: thats what I do nowadays too---I just download everything from the internet :)

well they say its illegal,but from where Im from it is sold outright in the streets, they even have their own (several) blocks (for real)---they get ignored I guess or there has been a way around it--it has been a way of living here for them. Im not sure really of the details on the legalities of copying/making copies for other people--but hey the ones pirated are owned by multi billion dollar companies anyway right?? so they make a lot of money off other people's art (music, etc etc etc)--from where Im from anyway artists are paid way below they are worth by these companies.... Im not sure about the regulations--from where you are from but unless you are harass/caught--continue on :)

Ive never tried it too.. but they say its like ripping and burning music.. you just have to find a type of software :)

good point. in other areas piracy is absolutely not tolerated, hence they are not readily available in the area. :)

thats what I do too--with local independent artists in my area I mean. Local musicians (those that can afford) have opted to produce their own cds and have samples tracks downloaded for free from the internet. this way they are not being ripped off by big companies who give them very poor royalties-- this as a matter of fact, as a lot of local independent musicians say that they are so poorly paid with the royalties that is why they have opted to promote and produce their own albums instead. This way, if listeners like the music that they hear from the artist's website they can just contact them for details on where to buy their cds :)

you are absolutely right!--pirated dvds and cds nowadays are mostly in excellent quality.. we get to watch new and recently released films at a very cheap price.. :)

yes you could explore the option of downloading from the internet for movies. I almost exlusively see movies downloaded from the internet now. I think it would probably take a while with a dial up connection but who knows :) Thanks for responding :)