Why I Hate... F.A.C.T.

That anti-piracy ones have been spoofed in the IT Crowd episode "Moss and the German" in addition to several on Youtube.

Still, however depressing the car safety ones are, thank God that they haven't shown any of those terrifying fire safety ones yet, ones which would make Alexander the great piss himself.

Big movie/music companies need to accept that downloading music and movies is simply the way things will be in the future and cut their losses. They have been raping us for so long that they think it's their right to do so now. How much does it cost to make a DVD/CD? Now, how much to they charge for one? Yeah, I thought so. Anyone who knows anything about music realizes that you can make a studio quality album on your personal computer these days, so why buy the lifeless crap that is being hawked in music stores? Basically, if you buy anything off the top 40 rack at Sam Goody, you should be executed. The same goes for film. Stop wasting our time and money. I just might have a Chinese copy of a DVD that only cost a dollar. The horrible translation of Chinese to Enrish for the plot on the back of the case only makes it more enjoyable.

Just a friendly reminder that copyright infringment is NOT theft, it\'s a completely seperate crime. These companies have no right to compare people who download movies etc to people who mug little old ladies.

Hmmm, that last comment has come out more humourless than intended. I tried to put \"Geek mode\" around it but it didn\'t work.

Suomi is Finnish

Turn left at Tattooine, I believe. Arf.

Simon Bates, that\'s it. Not Simon Mayo *doh*
Those language things, fuck you George Lucas - Star Wars are the only ones I have that insist I read every European language going. \"Suomi\", where the fuck is Soumi?

Oh yeah, and Simon Bates matter-of-factly telling you about \"sexual swear words\" is still one of the creepiest things ever seen.

I\'ve had ads that you just cannot skip or fast forward, it differs from disc to disc. I also hate the language screens after the film, that give you a warning in every language under the sun: they also cannot be skipped. Grr. What a future we live in. Blu ray I imagine will be even worse.

Could be worse, could still be Simon Mayo lecturing you. You *can* fast-forward the FACT advert...but yeah, shit. And actually yes I would steal a car or a handbag, I just dont want to go to prison for it. It\'s not the fear of being a criminal, it\'s the fear of being assraped by a skinhead calling me \"pretty\"

I love that they guy in the second picture is crying because his pirate DVD was bad quality. What a fag.

And I\'ve never done my make-up using the back of a DVD as a mirror. Sheesh.

How about \"DANGER - Make sure this DVD does not involve Martin Lawrence before watching\"

Surely a better warning to have on a DVD is \"Can you see lighting? If you can, unplug your aerial.\"

I agree. When I legitimately buy a DVD I don\'t like it basically being suggested that I\'m a petty criminal. I fucking bought the thing!

Also, surely stealing someone\'s handbag or car is wrong because you\'re depriving the owner of the object in question.

Perhaps if the studios hadn\'t jumped at the chance to hike prices to £20 as soon as DVDs were released there wouldn\'t be such an issue.

The one that gets me is the \"Look out! Horses!\" advert. Is it my imagination or does it end with brakes squealing, a horse neighing, and a thuddy squelch? That\'s just hilarious.

The bed you always wake up in... the wife you always kiss... the breakfast you never finish... the car that never moves... the bike you never see... the Scot you want to kill.

I stuck in a brand new DVD the other day, the anti-piracy advert came on (queue much pressing of the menu/title button, even though I knew it would be futile), and I thought to myself \"Why are they telling me off for being a pirate - I just bought the damn thing!\" Tossers.

Still, at least they haven\'t put those Goddam depressing car safety adverts on DVDs...yet.