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| packmule | Mar 24 2009, 10:57 PM |
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I sympathize with you here, Yuri, absolutely I do. I try to remind myself that Toho is simply a company that is, like other companies, looking to make a profit. By doing that I don't get worked up about it. Obviously that may not work for every serious G fan.  There has been, from what I can tell, and over the last ten years(or longer), a lot of grumbling from die hard Godzilla and kaiju movie fans about the time it has taken for so many of these movies we love to come out on quality Region 1 DVDs. In my mind we have had a justifiable reason to complain. That said Toho also has the right to protect its copyrights and copyrighted material, which obviously includes the character "Godzilla". I have, at every opportunity, purchased official Region 1, Region 2 and Region 3 Godzilla movies released by Toho, Sony or Universe Laser. I believe every Godzilla fan should strive to buy the official releases. The R1 and R3 discs are currently affordable...the Region 2's perhaps not for everyone. I have also bought "bootleg" (DVD-R) discs of some Toho sci-fi movies: perhaps 10-12, because they were only on Region 2 DVD and at a price I couldn't afford. I felt some regret at buying them...but not guilt. I've got one life to live and only one opportunity to enjoy my hobbies, which include the viewing of these Toho sci-fi/kaiju movies that I am so fond of. Considering how much I have invested in official Toho produced movies on DVD and other products tied in to Toho I don't think this Japanese motion picture company is going to agonize over my purchase of 10-12 bootleg DVDs that I bought for $8 each. I understand that a lot of people buy bootlegs and that the dollar amount can add up. For that reason, and out of respect for Toho's copyrights, I have prohibited source URLs to online and catalog mail order bootleg vendors from being posted at this message board on the main index pages. I also never encourage anyone to buy a bootleg disc of a Toho kaiju or sci-fi film. Buying these bootleg discs is a decision each person must make on their own. At this point, and for me, I'm not inclined to buy them anymore and would rather just wait on an official DVD release, or save up the money to buy the Region 2 disc. That's just me. Others may look at this differently and that's okay as well. |
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