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| Updated January 23, 2008 DVD
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Live Free Or Die Hard 20th Century Fox
1. Handle discs by the outer edge or the center hole. Keep dirt, foreign material, fingerprints, smudges, and liquids from the disc and wipe them with a clean cotton fabric in a straight line from the center of the disc toward the outer edge. 2. Store discs upright (book style) in original jewel cases that are specified for CDs and DVDs and not store discs horizontally for a long time (years). 3. Leave discs in their spindle or jewel case to minimize the effects of environmental changes. Store in a cool, dry, dark environment in which the air is clean -- relative humidity should be in the range 20% - 50% (RH) and temperature should be in the range 4°C - 20°C. Do not expose recordable discs to prolonged sunlight or other sources of UV light. 4. Use a non solvent-based felt-tip permanent marker to mark the label side of the disc. Do not write or mark in the data area of the disc (area where the laser reads).
Police have uncovered a large DVD piracy operation in Auckland that had nine DVD burners ready to churn out almost a quarter of a million DVDs a year. Titles included some movies which had yet to be released in local cinemas there.
French president Nicolas Sarkozy outlined an aggressive proposal to crack down on Internet piracy of music and movies. Under the plan drawn up by a government-commissioned panel, Internet service providers have put aside their objections to cooperating with copyright owners in the fight against illegal file sharing. If legislation to enact the plan is approved, the service providers will work with a new, independent authority to identify pirates and warn them to stop. People who ignore the warnings can face suspension, and eventually termination, of their Internet accounts. While the agreement in France is the most striking departure from that way of thinking, analysts say that Internet providers may have to soften their positions elsewhere, too, under pressure from governments or the courts. In Britain and Sweden, for example, government-sponsored reports have urged Internet providers to sit down with media companies and come up with a solution to online piracy. In the United States, one service provider, Comcast, has acknowledged slowing down file-sharing activity on its network, though not blocking it outright.
A tip off from the public has helped detectives bust a DVD pirating operation in Melbourne's western suburbs. According to the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft, the bust has shut down a syndicate capable of producing more than three million knock-off DVDs worth more than $A15 million on the street. During the raid, police and AFACT investigators seized about 50,000 pirated DVDs from a St Albans home. end
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