----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Reeves" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "'The Hardware List'" <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2005 12:52 AM
Subject: RE: [H] Label dvd discs
DVD Printables.
Example:
http://tinyurl.com/buol4
Although I have made a "work copy" of some DVD movies I own to protect the
original, I have not gotten extensively involved in DVD copying. This means
my opinion is from inexperience.
To me, those fancy CD and DVD homemade labels are like counterfeit money,
easy to spot. To me it looks "cheap" to doll up a bootleg copy with a fancy
label. I simply hand wrote the title on every CD or DVD I have ever copied.
Although in some people's opinion some of my copies may be bootleg. It is
much simpler to admit this than to get into a debate over what is legal to
copy and what is not. Since 99% of my copies are for personal use I am the
only one who sees the label. If I were not running a computer business I may
be more willing to "share" some of my copies. When I provide the extra
service of making a "work copy" for a customer of one of their CD's or DVD's
they know the label will be handwritten.
I have never heard of a computer business being busted for receiving copies
of copyrighted data. Again, legal or illegal is often a hotly debated topic.
This means a computer shop can add to its personal library by receiving
copies and it not be looked upon near as hard as distributing copies. The
officials do not associate receiving with profit taking like they associate
distribution with profit taking. I am merely stating my opinion here, not
making suggestions.
I am not advocating abandoning your ideas of nice looking labels. I am just
throwing in a twist of humor or a different viewpoint. As I said, printed
labels look nice, but to me look "cheap." This opinion surely involves some
jealousy on my part because I am too lazy to establish the labeling process.
Although in one sense they may look "cheap", they do look lots better than
handwritten labels and are much easier to read.
Is scanning the original label and making an exact copy of it onto the
surface of the CD or DVD a feature in this process? If so those could look
so good nobody would know it is a copy.
I will all of you who have taken up this process well in your efforts,
Chuck
