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Star Trek Enterprise DVD's

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UPDATED: Tuesday, August 31, 2004 16:31
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Sunday, August 8, 2004 9:49 AM

Buying Enterprise DVD's on here, which is what everyone's discussing, is in violation of international copyright laws because Paramount has NOT released them to DVD yet.

I'm surprised that the webmaster of this site is allowing this continue considering what is currently happening to http://www.sg1archive.com

They are being sued and prosecuted by the Justice Department.

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Tuesday, August 10, 2004 4:35 AM

BILLYBOBJENKINS1000

that sucks, i was hoping to find a friend who could loan me a copy of the enterprise series that i've missed. I'll gladly send it back. anyone out there have them without violating anything? thanks!

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Thursday, August 12, 2004 2:33 AM

WOLFE426

I didn't want to sound like the voice of reason but that lawsuit is really being pursued vigorously.

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Thursday, August 12, 2004 2:36 AM

WOLFE426

Just to make it clear to everyone, Paramount is thinking about releasing the Enterprise DVD boxed sets sometime next year. With the future beyond that of Enterprise Season 4, they're going to need a new Star Trek release after the Season 7 Voyager set is released after December of this year. I'd probably expect the E seasons to be released every four-to-six months after that.

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Thursday, August 12, 2004 5:41 AM

DANFAN

This thread is a microcosm of the entire debate on copyrights vs. freedom of information. What I see in these posts are two basic groups of people: those who believe (for ethical or legal reasons) that selling/sharing copied information is wrong and those who believe (for philosophical or financial reasons) that it is acceptable.

I think this “great divide” occurs because of the intangible nature of copyrighted information. Most folks don’t dispute the belief that they can’t sell someone else’s home even if the owner isn’t interested in selling it… because it is a singular, physical thing. But when you start talking about information (text, audio, video) that can be duplicated for little or no cost, the battle lines are drawn.

Regardless which camp you pitch your tent in, the cold hard fact is that both national and international laws fall squarely on the side of the copyright holders. Folks who break those laws (by providing or consuming such copied material) put their freedom and financial state at risk. This holds true without regard for whether the provider makes any money on the transaction at all, or even if the provider LOSES money on the transaction. From the law’s perspective, the fact that the transaction took place deprived the copyright holder of his absolute RIGHT to determine the use of his creation (to sell or not to sell at his/her sole discretion).

There are two ways to change laws: legislative effort within the system and civil disobedience. Laws have been changed using both methods. However, the latter method is usually successful only after a significant amount of human wreckage (in the form of fines and jail time) has been piled up in the courthouse.

My own choice is to pay the people who create entertainment for me… as long as they can afford to feed and house themselves, maybe they’ll be willing to make some more entertaining stuff for me. And I like staying out of jail.

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Thursday, August 12, 2004 5:50 AM