oddly enough it seems to me that the mainstream companies like
Baker & Taylor and Ingram carry very few bootlegs as they just
are not going to be bothered with the creeps that sell them
Always be VERY, VERY suspicious of ANY feature film post 1923 that
is NOT available from those guys or say an Amazon. There is a good chance
it is not a legal copy though there certainly going to be SOME small titles
they don't carry I find that they do carry about 99% of FICTION FEATURE
FILMS This does not mean you have to PURCHASE it from them but just use
as a guideline for what is likely both legit and good quality
(FYI imported legit PAL copies are NOT included in the above formula)
MOST important of all, if you get a poor quality film , COMPLAIN
AND RETURN IT. This is another excellent sign of pirate videos
and you should NOT pay for this stuff it only encourages them
Jessica
-- Jessica Rosner Kino International 333 W 39th St. 503 NY NY 10018 jrosner@kino.com> From: "Tatar, Becky" <bltata@aurora.lib.il.us> > Reply-To: videolib@library.berkeley.edu > Date: Tue, 7 Jan 2003 12:13:34 -0800 (PST) > To: Multiple recipients of list <videolib@library.berkeley.edu> > Subject: RE: illegal copies > > > Ok, is there a list somewhere of companies who do make/distribute bootleg > copies so that we unsuspecting librarians can avoid purchasing these items? > I know from previous posts to avoid Madacy, but obviously, there are others. > How can we tell? Is Amazon able to tell - or do they just take the word of > whoever is providing the product? I know that price is sometimes a sign - > but not always. What can we look for? > > Becky Tatar > Unit Head, Periodicals, Audiovisual > Aurora Public Library > 1 E. Benton Street > Aurora, IL 60505 > PHONE: 630-264-4100 > FAX: 630-896-3209 > www.aurora.lib.il.us > E-mail: bltata@aurora.lib.il.us