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01-04-2005, 10:56 PM
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Amazon.com has this set comming on January 11th:
EDIT: See Mike's
I may just order it for kicks, as it's only $10, but does anyone know what exactly is on this thing?
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01-04-2005, 11:18 PM
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I truncated the link
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0006Z2NSG/
While there may be items on here you'll find nowhere else, most of the better known items are available from more reputable sources. Completists might gamble the $10. |
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01-04-2005, 11:28 PM
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hmm, sounds about right. Thanks Mike
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01-05-2005, 06:55 AM
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If you're feeling cautious, then I've got the set on order from DVD Pacific (UPC 777966883793) and I'll add details to my site as soon as it arrives.
Apart from the 3 films listed on the cover, I've not been able to find out what the other 6 films are - if anyone knows, then please post a reply!
It's very unlikely that the set will contain any films that haven't already been released by other companies as budget US DVDs (e.g. Laserlight/Delta, Madacy, Brentwood, Diamond, etc).
I guess it's really just a question of how the transfers compare to the other budget sets.
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01-05-2005, 07:24 AM
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This set is being illegally manufactured and distributed in derrogation of a number of both domestic and international copyright laws and treaties.
I have forwarded this information to Amazon.
RAH
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01-05-2005, 09:29 AM
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Dave, that's a great site. I'm a huge Hitchcock fan, thanks for sharing it.
It's pretty wild that this set got all the way to press and this close to release being that it id doing so as an infraction of copyright laws. I was just curious, but does that happen very often?
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01-05-2005, 09:48 AM
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I think it's all do to with who actually owns the rights to these early Hitchcock films, as many of the budget releases are based on "public domain" sources.
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01-05-2005, 10:04 AM
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The majority of the budget releases are based upon "public domain" sources, which are NOT in the public domain. The majority of the Hitchcock UK productions are fully copyright protected.
RAH
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01-05-2005, 10:26 AM
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Just out of curiousity, does Lifeboat rest in "public domain" or is it copyright protected?
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01-05-2005, 10:57 AM
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Bryan,
I agree. Lifeboat is pretty much one of the last bigger Hitch titles I don't have, thanks to getting the WB box set recently.
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