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Title: New DVD Anti-Piracy Ads
Post by: KingIsaacLinksr on May 10, 2012, 11:49:03 PM
Hey, remember those annoying unskippable anti-piracy ads in your DVDs/Blu-Rays that you can't skip and actual pirates never see?  Well the government believes they are so successful, they're adding EVEN MORE that are unskippable.

http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/10/new-dvd-anti-piracy-warning/ (http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/10/new-dvd-anti-piracy-warning/)

Amount of pirates who see these ads?  0.0%

#fail

King
Title: Re: New DVD Anti-Piracy Ads
Post by: Dangelus on May 11, 2012, 12:18:36 AM
They are targeting these ads at paying customers making them irrelevant because like you say the people they are trying to reach don't watch them.

How about instead they put in a little skit THANKING you for purchasing a legit disc?
Title: Re: New DVD Anti-Piracy Ads
Post by: Rico on May 11, 2012, 04:55:35 AM
Actually depending on your type of disc player, they are sometimes skippable.  It takes a combination of key strokes on your remote usually.  Google around and you will find possible solutions.  Here's a common method to skip things:

A remote-control trick to skip past those annoying ads: simply press the Stop button twice, and then Play. So, Stop, Stop, Play.
Title: Re: New DVD Anti-Piracy Ads
Post by: Dangelus on May 11, 2012, 07:26:08 AM
Quote from: Rico on May 11, 2012, 04:55:35 AM
Actually depending on your type of disc player, they are sometimes skippable.  It takes a combination of key strokes on your remote usually.  Google around and you will find possible solutions.  Here's a common method to skip things:

A remote-control trick to skip past those annoying ads: simply press the Stop button twice, and then Play. So, Stop, Stop, Play.

And if that doesn't work at least the main character in the movie gets infinite lives! ;)
Title: Re: New DVD Anti-Piracy Ads
Post by: billybob476 on May 11, 2012, 07:26:57 AM
just hit up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, B, A, start!
Title: Re: New DVD Anti-Piracy Ads
Post by: Rico on May 11, 2012, 08:33:07 AM
 :roflmao
Title: Re: New DVD Anti-Piracy Ads
Post by: PaulECoyote on May 11, 2012, 01:08:42 PM
Quote from: billybob476 on May 11, 2012, 07:26:57 AM
just hit up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, B, A, start!
LOL @ Konami Code

I swear who ever makes decisions about forcing those warnings on disks are *so* out of touch.

Obligatory IT Crowd vid:
[embed=425,349]<iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/H-msthCLctk" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>[/embed]
Title: Re: New DVD Anti-Piracy Ads
Post by: Jobydrone on May 11, 2012, 01:17:48 PM
Very funny, I'm going to give that show another try!