1. Region coding was implemented to protect against piracy - that is the benefit. Did you know it is a proven fact that money generated from piracy has been used to fund terrorism?
That is a pretty innocuous statement as the following things also funds terrorism.
Kind Hearts for Charitable Human Development (
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kind_Hearts_for_Charitable_Human_Development)
Libel tourism (
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libel_tourism)
Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development(
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Land_Foundation_for_Relief_and_Development)
So basically what I am saying is anything can be used to fund terrorism so using that as an excuse to stop something is very scary indeed.
Do you really believe that the activity, in this case piracy, is the source of funding for terrorism?
Let me give you an example. You are an employer as you have stated, so am I. According to the AA/BEE laws you are forced to employ a certain race based on the colour of their skin irrespective if they had any involvement in the apartheid era. According to the law you may not discriminate based on religion. Said person goes to their religious centre and donates money you paid them as a salary. That money gets donated by said institution to for example "Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development".
So the question is. Is the following statement true or false?
"You and the South African goverment through the laws currently enforced in this country directly fund terrorism"
Also as someone has mentioned the region code was brought in to make movies cheaper for the third world ie a movie should cost less in SA than it would in the USA. However SK/NM through their distribution channel has not passed that saving on to the consumer but have instead decided to keep that margin as profit for themselves. Like they say in afrikaans (hulle het 'n lat vir hulle eie g*t gesny).
Do you believe the practive of selling a movie in SA at the equivalant dollar to rand price is fair practive by SK/NM when we know region 2 dvds are cheaper to buy for SK/NM?
2. If it makes you so unhappy to have to wait a few months to watch certain movies why don't you just move to L.A. so you can be there when they show the premiers?
Well following that logic. Universal et al SK/NM etc hold back the release of a movie in SA. I have the choice of waiting for it as you state or just plain buying it for personal use. That means I will not be renting the movie by the time Universal/SK/NM decide to release it in SA and you have it in your shop. So lost business for you and I have spent that money outside SA which is lost revenue for SK/NM and the country.
Do you believe that Universal/SK/NM holding back the release of a title in SA is beneficial to your business and the country?
The FPB is there to protect our children from pornograpy (child and adult), violence and indecent behaviour.
Who or what gave you(SK/NM/FPB) the right to decide what I may or may not watch. And sorry making the perambulatory "for the protection of children" does not give you a stronger case.
Do you understand the concept of freedom? You may ignore this one as it is not appropriate to the issue at hand. I am leaving it in for completeness sake.
Do you have legal hardcore pornography in your store?
I doubt it. That is LEGAL yet you dont keep it. I wonder why as it is legal?
The FPB may advise the age restriction of a movie and slap a warning on it, no more. You can go and read on the FPB site the movies that have had the highest warnings. Not one of them has been released by SK/NM.
The question. By what law do FPB/SK/NM propose through collusion to determine what I may or may not watch?
Maybe if more people spend their money locally instead of sending it to the USA our currency and economy can get stronger and things can become more affordable...
Do you believe that the delaying of releasing movies in SA hinder or promote me spending my money locally?
Or do you think maybe that SK/NM is forcing me to spend my money internationally?
If you can answer these questions with a reasonable answer to justify the existance of these I would gladly change from MR V to any other video store.
