Comments on: Sony pirates itself with "Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" disc http://boingboing.net/2012/03/21/sony-pirates-itself-with-gir.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Tue, 21 May 2013 21:05:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: tyler.jacob.anderson http://boingboing.net/2012/03/21/sony-pirates-itself-with-gir.html#comment-1379047 tyler.jacob.anderson Sun, 25 Mar 2012 04:46:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=150445#comment-1379047  who cares. If they made up a fancy cover they would just be doing what everyone else does. Also how can people say it has nothing to do with the movie. SHE IS A HACKER! If she was a real person I'm guessing all of her movies would look just like this. This is a perfect idea. Pretty sure they aren't bragging about how they came up with the idea. Even if they did maybe they haven't seen system of the downs CD. I haven't...  who cares. If they made up a fancy cover they would just be doing what everyone else does. Also how can people say it has nothing to do with the movie. SHE IS A HACKER! If she was a real person I’m guessing all of her movies would look just like this. This is a perfect idea. Pretty sure they aren’t bragging about how they came up with the idea. Even if they did maybe they haven’t seen system of the downs CD. I haven’t…

]]> By: digi_owl http://boingboing.net/2012/03/21/sony-pirates-itself-with-gir.html#comment-1378585 digi_owl Sat, 24 Mar 2012 16:36:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=150445#comment-1378585 Not limited to hackers. Observe the steady increase of the "anti-hero" in all kinds of entertainment. Then again, fashion have been able to sanitize and repackage even punk as something to be sold off the shelf. Not limited to hackers. Observe the steady increase of the “anti-hero” in all kinds of entertainment. Then again, fashion have been able to sanitize and repackage even punk as something to be sold off the shelf.

]]> By: Martijn Vos http://boingboing.net/2012/03/21/sony-pirates-itself-with-gir.html#comment-1378236 Martijn Vos Fri, 23 Mar 2012 22:05:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=150445#comment-1378236 Not just in the US. In Europe too. Usually for other DVDs from the same publisher. Not just in the US. In Europe too. Usually for other DVDs from the same publisher.

]]> By: Martijn Vos http://boingboing.net/2012/03/21/sony-pirates-itself-with-gir.html#comment-1378233 Martijn Vos Fri, 23 Mar 2012 22:03:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=150445#comment-1378233 I do that. Not all good movies are on TV at a moment I'm watching, but some are for sale at a big discount when I visit a shop. When I recognize a supposedly good or interesting movie, $5 is easily spent. I do that. Not all good movies are on TV at a moment I’m watching, but some are for sale at a big discount when I visit a shop. When I recognize a supposedly good or interesting movie, $5 is easily spent.

]]> By: TokenFrenchDude http://boingboing.net/2012/03/21/sony-pirates-itself-with-gir.html#comment-1377789 TokenFrenchDude Fri, 23 Mar 2012 11:41:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=150445#comment-1377789 "It has nothing to do with the movie" Lizbeth Salender does record something on a DVD... “It has nothing to do with the movie” Lizbeth Salender does record something on a DVD…

]]> By: gadgetgirl http://boingboing.net/2012/03/21/sony-pirates-itself-with-gir.html#comment-1377474 gadgetgirl Thu, 22 Mar 2012 23:59:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=150445#comment-1377474 As others have pointed out above, the disc design is probably more meant to evoke the DVD that Lisbeth records to have something to hold over Bjurman than to resemble a pirated disc. Given what is recorded on the DVD in the story, however, I have to question the wisdom of that. They've just simulated all of their DVD audience wanting to watch a video of a woman being brutally raped by her court-appointed legal guardian. Then again, that would sort of go with the general cluelessness of the American film version. And please don't call spoilers. The novels have been out for more than five years -- that's plenty of time to overhear people discussing them while you wait in line to buy a coffee. As others have pointed out above, the disc design is probably more meant to evoke the DVD that Lisbeth records to have something to hold over Bjurman than to resemble a pirated disc. Given what is recorded on the DVD in the story, however, I have to question the wisdom of that. They’ve just simulated all of their DVD audience wanting to watch a video of a woman being brutally raped by her court-appointed legal guardian. Then again, that would sort of go with the general cluelessness of the American film version.

And please don’t call spoilers. The novels have been out for more than five years — that’s plenty of time to overhear people discussing them while you wait in line to buy a coffee.

]]> By: Roxanne http://boingboing.net/2012/03/21/sony-pirates-itself-with-gir.html#comment-1377398 Roxanne Thu, 22 Mar 2012 22:41:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=150445#comment-1377398 Maybe they figure if you're not going to BUY the movie at least you could use a Sony DVD to burn the pirated one on! Maybe they figure if you’re not going to BUY the movie at least you could use a Sony DVD to burn the pirated one on!

]]> By: dschwarz http://boingboing.net/2012/03/21/sony-pirates-itself-with-gir.html#comment-1376889 dschwarz Thu, 22 Mar 2012 14:23:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=150445#comment-1376889 Rented a copy from the local Blockbuster vending machine and did a double and triple-take. It did look like the previous customer ripped a copy to CD-R, pasted the barcode ring on the CD-R, and kept the original.  Finally noticed the MPAA rating that identified it as a commercial disk.  Sneaky... Rented a copy from the local Blockbuster vending machine and did a double and triple-take. It did look like the previous customer ripped a copy to CD-R, pasted the barcode ring on the CD-R, and kept the original.  Finally noticed the MPAA rating that identified it as a commercial disk.  Sneaky…

]]> By: mtskeptic http://boingboing.net/2012/03/21/sony-pirates-itself-with-gir.html#comment-1376742 mtskeptic Thu, 22 Mar 2012 06:50:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=150445#comment-1376742 colinadams is dead on i believe (not about the douchey comment on the  end though.)  I saw the image on reddit and, naturally first assumed it was a DVD-R then saw the ratings emblems and realized then that it's a riff off of one the disks used by Lisbeth Salander in the movie. colinadams is dead on i believe (not about the douchey comment on the  end though.)  I saw the image on reddit and, naturally first assumed it was a DVD-R then saw the ratings emblems and realized then that it’s a riff off of one the disks used by Lisbeth Salander in the movie.

]]> By: That_Anonymous_Coward http://boingboing.net/2012/03/21/sony-pirates-itself-with-gir.html#comment-1376738 That_Anonymous_Coward Thu, 22 Mar 2012 06:44:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=150445#comment-1376738  Yes. And rental copies are often missing features to make them enjoyable.  The best example was the rental copy of "Up" that featured an old man with hearing aids as a main character... and the rental copy did not have closed caption options.  This of course was called an oversight when people started pointing out how shitty it was they removed features from rental copies.  Yes.
And rental copies are often missing features to make them enjoyable.  The best example was the rental copy of “Up” that featured an old man with hearing aids as a main character… and the rental copy did not have closed caption options.  This of course was called an oversight when people started pointing out how shitty it was they removed features from rental copies.

]]> By: SHaGGGz http://boingboing.net/2012/03/21/sony-pirates-itself-with-gir.html#comment-1376735 SHaGGGz Thu, 22 Mar 2012 06:35:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=150445#comment-1376735 They do. Wouldn't wanna overwhelm you with such a terrible burden. Such is the value and inherent superiority of the not-at-all-antiquated "gatekeeper" model of media distribution. They do. Wouldn’t wanna overwhelm you with such a terrible burden. Such is the value and inherent superiority of the not-at-all-antiquated “gatekeeper” model of media distribution.

]]> By: SHaGGGz http://boingboing.net/2012/03/21/sony-pirates-itself-with-gir.html#comment-1376733 SHaGGGz Thu, 22 Mar 2012 06:32:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=150445#comment-1376733 Yeah but SOAD was trying to be all edgy and "fuck the system" but this coming from a corporate juggernaut is just... confusing. I mean, what are they trying to do here, exactly? It has nothing to do with the movie, and wouldn't it "glamorize piracy"? Yeah but SOAD was trying to be all edgy and “fuck the system” but this coming from a corporate juggernaut is just… confusing. I mean, what are they trying to do here, exactly? It has nothing to do with the movie, and wouldn’t it “glamorize piracy”?

]]> By: teapot http://boingboing.net/2012/03/21/sony-pirates-itself-with-gir.html#comment-1376531 teapot Thu, 22 Mar 2012 01:57:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=150445#comment-1376531 Do retail copies of DVDs in the states <i>really</i> contain ads? Rental copies are a different matter. Do retail copies of DVDs in the states really contain ads?

Rental copies are a different matter.

]]> By: teapot http://boingboing.net/2012/03/21/sony-pirates-itself-with-gir.html#comment-1376525 teapot Thu, 22 Mar 2012 01:54:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=150445#comment-1376525 That's funny... this movie was so forgettable it didn't even dawn on me, though this design makes a whole lot more sense now. That’s funny… this movie was so forgettable it didn’t even dawn on me, though this design makes a whole lot more sense now.

]]> By: penguinchris http://boingboing.net/2012/03/21/sony-pirates-itself-with-gir.html#comment-1376454 penguinchris Thu, 22 Mar 2012 00:35:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=150445#comment-1376454  I vaguely recall the character in the film wearing jewelry incorporating a razor blade, possible as a necklace (to look like a dogtag as you say). I don't know the cultural subtext but it's something certain groups of people wear - I've seen it before, and seen similar jewelry for sale for years. I always assumed it had something to do either with being straightedge, or being a "cutter".  I vaguely recall the character in the film wearing jewelry incorporating a razor blade, possible as a necklace (to look like a dogtag as you say).

I don’t know the cultural subtext but it’s something certain groups of people wear – I’ve seen it before, and seen similar jewelry for sale for years. I always assumed it had something to do either with being straightedge, or being a “cutter”.

]]> By: exile http://boingboing.net/2012/03/21/sony-pirates-itself-with-gir.html#comment-1376409 exile Thu, 22 Mar 2012 00:01:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=150445#comment-1376409  Yup. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/33/Frank_Zappa_-_Fillmore_East-June_1971.jpg  Yup.
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/33/Frank_Zappa_-_Fillmore_East-June_1971.jpg

]]> By: Spriggan_Prime http://boingboing.net/2012/03/21/sony-pirates-itself-with-gir.html#comment-1376374 Spriggan_Prime Wed, 21 Mar 2012 23:29:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=150445#comment-1376374 Disk? Wouldn't it have been more relevant to offer it on a flash drive? Disk? Wouldn’t it have been more relevant to offer it on a flash drive?

]]> By: Kevin Diggett http://boingboing.net/2012/03/21/sony-pirates-itself-with-gir.html#comment-1376370 Kevin Diggett Wed, 21 Mar 2012 23:27:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=150445#comment-1376370 Nerd. Nerd.

]]> By: Warren Grant http://boingboing.net/2012/03/21/sony-pirates-itself-with-gir.html#comment-1376335 Warren Grant Wed, 21 Mar 2012 22:56:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=150445#comment-1376335  Yeah the Library staff are gonna love this - a lot of responding to patrons I bet. OTOH, I think this is very clever, and totally in keeping with the storyline of the books. Exactly what Elizabeth Salander would have in her collection :P (well actually she would have the contents stored on a server hosted in Gibraltar or something). BTW if you haven't read the books, you really should :P  Yeah the Library staff are gonna love this – a lot of responding to patrons I bet.
OTOH, I think this is very clever, and totally in keeping with the storyline of the books. Exactly what Elizabeth Salander would have in her collection :P
(well actually she would have the contents stored on a server hosted in Gibraltar or something).
BTW if you haven’t read the books, you really should :P

]]> By: Brett O'Connor http://boingboing.net/2012/03/21/sony-pirates-itself-with-gir.html#comment-1376304 Brett O'Connor Wed, 21 Mar 2012 22:31:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=150445#comment-1376304 There are people who buy the DVDs for movies they haven't yet seen? Can I have some of that money? There are people who buy the DVDs for movies they haven’t yet seen? Can I have some of that money?

]]> By: Ryan Poole http://boingboing.net/2012/03/21/sony-pirates-itself-with-gir.html#comment-1376157 Ryan Poole Wed, 21 Mar 2012 20:58:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=150445#comment-1376157 The double-edged razorblade was used in the film's promotional material, I think you could even buy an official razorblade 'dogtag' a while ago. An odd choice, in as far as I recall a razorblade makes no appearance in either book nor film. The double-edged razorblade was used in the film’s promotional material, I think you could even buy an official razorblade ‘dogtag’ a while ago. An odd choice, in as far as I recall a razorblade makes no appearance in either book nor film.

]]> By: goopy http://boingboing.net/2012/03/21/sony-pirates-itself-with-gir.html#comment-1376153 goopy Wed, 21 Mar 2012 20:56:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=150445#comment-1376153 Those one sell in HK come with printed side, not crappy handwritten style. Those one sell in HK come with printed side, not crappy handwritten style.

]]> By: timquinn http://boingboing.net/2012/03/21/sony-pirates-itself-with-gir.html#comment-1376147 timquinn Wed, 21 Mar 2012 20:48:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=150445#comment-1376147 It's product placement for the Monster coke blade. Makes your coke 10 times stronger! available at your better dealers.  It’s product placement for the Monster coke blade. Makes your coke 10 times stronger! available at your better dealers. 

]]> By: timquinn http://boingboing.net/2012/03/21/sony-pirates-itself-with-gir.html#comment-1376132 timquinn Wed, 21 Mar 2012 20:32:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=150445#comment-1376132 here is the easy solution to your dilemma; its not just one person! you got there maybe even hundreds of different people with the power to put out product and they are not even required to tow the corporate line! You are shocked and disappointed by this? I am puzzle here is the easy solution to your dilemma; its not just one person! you got there maybe even hundreds of different people with the power to put out product and they are not even required to tow the corporate line! You are shocked and disappointed by this? I am puzzle

]]> By: Zacqary Adam Green http://boingboing.net/2012/03/21/sony-pirates-itself-with-gir.html#comment-1376119 Zacqary Adam Green Wed, 21 Mar 2012 20:25:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=150445#comment-1376119  In Star Wars, a character kills another character with a glowy laser sword on a space station. Sorry I spoiled the entire movie for you.  In Star Wars, a character kills another character with a glowy laser sword on a space station. Sorry I spoiled the entire movie for you.

]]> By: Dr_Wadd http://boingboing.net/2012/03/21/sony-pirates-itself-with-gir.html#comment-1376046 Dr_Wadd Wed, 21 Mar 2012 19:26:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=150445#comment-1376046 Some shots of the disc here. http://chocolateinstantaneo.blogspot.co.uk/2010/11/army-of-darkness-directors-cut-official.html Some shots of the disc here.

http://chocolateinstantaneo.blogspot.co.uk/2010/11/army-of-darkness-directors-cut-official.html

]]> By: technogeekagain http://boingboing.net/2012/03/21/sony-pirates-itself-with-gir.html#comment-1376017 technogeekagain Wed, 21 Mar 2012 19:10:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=150445#comment-1376017 Cute concept, but means nothing to anyone who doesn't already know the story... Nice styling, bad marketing. Cute concept, but means nothing to anyone who doesn’t already know the story… Nice styling, bad marketing.

]]> By: technogeekagain http://boingboing.net/2012/03/21/sony-pirates-itself-with-gir.html#comment-1376013 technogeekagain Wed, 21 Mar 2012 19:07:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=150445#comment-1376013 Just wondering: What's the logo that looks like a double-edged razor blade? Just wondering: What’s the logo that looks like a double-edged razor blade?

]]> By: Matthew Petty http://boingboing.net/2012/03/21/sony-pirates-itself-with-gir.html#comment-1375994 Matthew Petty Wed, 21 Mar 2012 18:42:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=150445#comment-1375994  Beat me to it.  Beat me to it.

]]> By: Shashwath T.R. http://boingboing.net/2012/03/21/sony-pirates-itself-with-gir.html#comment-1375923 Shashwath T.R. Wed, 21 Mar 2012 17:54:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=150445#comment-1375923 For any given value of "it" For any given value of “it”

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