Re: Copied DVDs in shipped container
 

We had loads of copies DVDs in our shipping. As we had come via a non english speaking country so needed something to watch.

Ours came through ok, I was told they are only interested in if you have thousands of the same film. eg looks like your selling them.

Gems

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yeah, right....pull the other one! :)

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I moved from a small town in the UK, to a small town in Oz. In the UK I was with Nildram and had an 8Mb/400k line with 50Gb cap for 30 quid a month. Here I'm with Internode and have an 8Mb/400k line with a 40Gb cap for about $90 a month. Not a whole heap of difference because you see - not all of us live in cities. Besides - if I did live in Sydney or other large metropolitan area, I could get naked DSL2, 20Mb line, generous cap and not have to deal with Helstra at all.

Re: Copied DVDs in shipped container
 

Depends on the copyright legislation in the country in which you make the copy. And that definitely doesn't automatically give you the right to then import that copy to another country in which the copied work may be under a different copyright regime.

If you really want the detail on the situation in England and Wales, look here: http://www.jenkins.eu/copyright-(sta...rt-1-index.asp

English law doesn't really allow you to make a copy of a DVD you own (though there are proposals to allow that) and certainly doesn't allow it if you then give the original away. See: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7176538.stm

Australian law also doesn't allow you to make backups of DVDs unless it's copying part of the DVD for research or study (though to be honest, the law is pretty damn difficult to follow). Bizarrely, it does allow copying of videotapes. More info at http://www.copyright.org.au/informat.../consumers.htm

And no, I'm not an IP lawyer: I do handle IP issues for the software company I work for though!

Cheers
ben

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I'm not sure that is the case under Australian law.

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Agreed I have DSL2+ but only get 5Mbps! And then its only fast for internal australian connections. once you start going to websites back in the uk and america your speed drops dramatically

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Aye, that'll be right!