Should Sideshow & other companies provide registration on their products?

[OrangeCrush]

Originally Posted by jpuli28

So then by this logic, do we just give up? Most crimes are crimes of opportunity, take that opportunity away or make inconvenient/harder then the criminal will move on to the next opportunity.

Point being, dont throw your hands up and quit, youll lose everytime.

In all honesty, yes. As long as there is demand for something, someone out there is going to fill that demand. Some things you just can't control, no matter how much time or money you throw at it and counterifiting is definitely one of those things. The numbers for counterfeit goods is absolutely staggering and companies and governments have been throwing more and more time and money at the problem and the numbers just continue to rise.

Estimated Value of Cross-Border Trade in Counterfeit and Pirated Physical Goods (2009) - $1.77 Trillion

http://www.iacc.org/resources/about/statistics

And a significant number of people who buy counterfiet products know full well they are counterfeit. They can't afford the real deal so they settle for the next best thing, a counterfiet copy.

Again, some things you just can't control. Hollwood learned this real fast when it came to the downloading of movies and tv shows. No matter how much time and money they put into stopping it, the numbers just continued to rise, and dramatically so. The war on drugs is another example. The only difference is where Hollywood actually learned they coudn't win, the US government is still under the delusion that they can win, lol.

Honestly, its just a non issue for me as I believe one can avoid such problems just from being a smart and informed shopper, but if other collectors want it and the statue companies are willing to start such a system with no rise in cost on the statues themselves, then by all means have at it.

[lucifixion]

Originally Posted by OrangeCrush

The only difference is where Hollywood actually learned they coudn't win

When did they learn this? They spend more money every year trying to come up with new and intrusive ways to combat it. Hollywood has learned nothing of the sort, not that this has anything to do with your point, really.

[OrangeCrush]

Originally Posted by lucifixion

When did they learn this? They spend more money every year trying to come up with new and intrusive ways to combat it. Hollywood has learned nothing of the sort, not that this has anything to do with your point, really.

Sure they did. They actually started litigation at one point, which started bringing college kids and grandmothers to court. It wound up giving Hollwood such a bad image that they stopped that tactic almost as fast as they started it. And Netflix actually surpasses illegal download traffic now so the pevailing wisdom in Hollywood has changed pretty dramatically over the last couple of years. They know full well they can't win in regards to downloading, but they also know they don't have too becasue the idea that Hollywood is losing billions of dollars on illegal downloads is pure BS. Hollywood continues to see record profits year after year and the idea that if someone downloaded a movie than they would have clearly purchased that movie had they not been able to download it is so logically moronic that its mind bogging that people actually buy into it.

Just do some google searches on Hollywood combating piracy and you will find plenty of articles that show the prevailing wisdom in Hollywood is changing pretty dramatically. Its not all about combating piracy now, like it was 5+ years back. Now its more about bringing services like Netflix to people that give them a chance to watch the content they want for reasonable prices because most studies are showing that most people are willing to pay for the content if a service is available to them that gives them the content they want at a reasonable price.

[lucifixion]

They wanted to implement an online authentication system into the UHD format in order to make a disc unplayable without the correct response from a server. Believe me, I work in the field, they're not giving up. And Hollywood has actually never litigated a single case against an individual for obtaining pirated material. They've only ever gone after those that make it available, and they still do.

And just to add, most of Hollywood hates services like Netflix and feel it has cheapened their brands. Netflix is going to be sorely hurting for content in the coming years unless something changes. That's why they were so quick to make that sweetheart deal with Disney.

[jpuli28]

OC you are incorrect. I'm in law enforcement and "Hollywood" continues to prosecute those arrested for sale/mfr/distribution of counterfeit DVDs. Give up if u want to, but I hope the rest of America doesn't jump in with that sentiment.

[Vracula]

Companies dont give a ---- once their stuff sells out, let it start hurting them when they have to compete againts these counterfeits and then you will see them wake up.

[Blacksunn]

Just add a RFID embedded chip and sell authenticator's for those of you/us that want to track... EPIC Weapons did it for their World of Warcraft Frostmourne Sword...