Copied DVDs in shipped container
 

We have a large number of copied DVDs. They're not bootlegged ones bought from a dodgy market stall, but copies of DVDs we used to own, then copied and the gave the originals to family. Is this going to present a problem for shipping? I know that they may not appear strictly legal.

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customs dont have the time or inclination to check for dodgey dvds mate
hide them inside your stash of Marijuana if your worried :rofl:

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They're not dodgy ;), but good to know, thanks :thumbsup:

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I wondered the same about PC hard drives, I might have a couple of terrabytes of movies and tv shows. I assume the don't check hard drives for content?

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Crap - I hadn't even thought of that. Most stuff on our external hard drives (yes, multiple) might have been acquired through bit-torrents. That would be a bit too much for the customs to investigate though, no?

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At the risk of being pedantic - they clearly are dodgy, because you've just said they're copies of original DVDs. Not taking the moral high-ground here, I have a house full of bent DVDs, but the fact is a copy's a copy whether you owned it or not.

But to the original question - you'll be fine - they're slightly more concerned with the importation of drugs or vegetable matter than a knock-off copy of The Rock.

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No - they don't fire up your PC and copy any movies they don't have onto a USB stick.

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Actually, it is legal to make yourself an archival copy of a DVD you own as long as you don't do it for re-sale purposes.

But cheers :thumbsup:

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Yeah but you don't own them anymore, you gave them to family member :D

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*Pedant Alert* - I still have both copies just now.

It's not like I ripped off the movie companies by not buying their DVDs in the first place :rofl:

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Fair enough :D I sold most of my dvd's on amazon in prep for the move out. Seemed better to turn them in to cash than ship them, I also downloaded a few terabytes of films I never owned or bought. So I guess you're more honest than me :p

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I'm laughing at myself right now :rofl: I'm not disclosing the extent of my bit-torrent habit here :rofl:

I guess you had to make the most of having something resembling fast internet before the move - god how I'll miss the 20MG broadband when we eventually move!

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I love my BE DSL :-) 17-18Mb is the norm with a 2Mb ish upload. I have been looking at Oz broadband and so I'm hoping that once I get out I won't feel like the guy on 'Life on Mars' :rofl:

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In Australia ? You must be kidding. Expect crap speeds [if you can even GET DSL] and having to pay exorbitant prices for it.

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We had heaps of dodgy (I know yours aren't ;)) in our container and then bought a fair few more in Malaysia enroute to Oz... btw this is my OH's doing, not mine :sneaky: