britmaveric Posted June 28, 2006 Share Posted June 28, 2006 Counterfeit DVD and VCD movies seized by Pattaya Police. This press conference was held at Pattaya Police Station by members of the Police undercover unit. Officers detained Khun Chai aged 25 on Pattaya Beach as he was spotted selling copy DVD’s to tourists. Although copies of movies on DVD and VCD are widely available here in Pattaya, this breaches copyright laws and is therefore illegal. The suspect was detained and approximately 200 DVD’s were seized which included a number of movies which have just been released. We urge you to exercise caution when purchasing copy movies from these beach vendors as many will happily sell you blank DVD’s or CD’s. -Pattaya City News Wednesday 28th June 2006 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaiquila Posted June 28, 2006 Share Posted June 28, 2006 Blank DVDs I think are very RARE. However, new releases often are of the "man with a cam in a theater" grade and often have either horrific soundtracks or no soundtrack at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
britmaveric Posted June 28, 2006 Author Share Posted June 28, 2006 200 DVDS - caught one lad??? 100bht dvd man - seen dozens wandering the bars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bulzit Posted June 28, 2006 Share Posted June 28, 2006 200 DVDS - caught one lad??? 100bht dvd man - seen dozens wandering the bars. What happened to the rest of the vendors? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dboy Posted June 28, 2006 Share Posted June 28, 2006 why do you think he was caught Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mighty Mouse Posted June 28, 2006 Share Posted June 28, 2006 The police usually give the vendor a pre-raid warning. This allows the vendor time to display only those DVD's that he doesn't mind losing in the raid. It gives the police an arrest and shows that they are doing their job, and it also gives the green light for the vendor to open up his business again the following day. Regularly grease police palms with sufficient $$$'s and you get ample warning. It's known as 'jungle survival'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiromj Posted June 29, 2006 Share Posted June 29, 2006 He really must have p1ssed off somebody. These people are everywhere. Maybe he just forgot his contribution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suiging Posted June 29, 2006 Share Posted June 29, 2006 Well if it's the same as Hong Kong, one of the copyright infringement enforcers has a word with someone in power. The power has a word with the local OB. The local OB whisper to the heads of the gangs, " Time for an arrest lads, or the boys from BK will be down at the weekend ". After much tugging of forelocks, a sacrificial lamb is found from within the gang, he is turned over, everyones happy, jobs a good un. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddy-ham Posted June 29, 2006 Share Posted June 29, 2006 Obviously he was selling way below the standard fake level of DVD available. I bet the beach was full of DVDs thrown into the water when the locals heard that there was a crackdown... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerryd Posted June 29, 2006 Share Posted June 29, 2006 Obviously he was selling way below the standard fake level of DVD available.I bet the beach was full of DVDs thrown into the water when the locals heard that there was a crackdown... Funny. When ever I've bought a movie from one of those guys, they've NEVER had the movie there, just empty cases. A quick phone call and a guy shows up with the movie (or one of the touts takes a short walk somewhere and comes back with the movie). Can't be busted for having empty cases. If this guy was busted, he may have been a "newbie" cutting in on someone else's turf and not aware of the way things are done (i.e. paying commissions to the right people, not having the actual movies in your possession). He may have been "grassed" by his competitors (not an unusual occurence in Thailand). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Conners Posted June 29, 2006 Share Posted June 29, 2006 I think that's only for the guys with fixed "shops" (i.e. a plank on the sidewalk). The guys who go around to the bars seem to carry their stash in a bag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddy-ham Posted June 29, 2006 Share Posted June 29, 2006 Yes, usually the guy phones his partner in the cinema who is filming and he brings the film around.I know this since on the DVDs I have you can definately hear the mobile ring and then there is a shacking of the camera in the jacket as the guy passes the coat to his girlfriend to continue filming while he delivers the film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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