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[thebruce]

you're missing the point - if the DVD is intended for those who participated, it's only for those who participated. No one in the world has an inherent right to anything anyone chooses themselves to distribute. What you CAN do is contact the owners, and try to find a way to have them get you a copy, especially if you weren't privileged to even have the ability to be involved. But the fact that people in the UK and other countries managed to get involved, even without answering payphones, there really is no excuse...

and honestly, this topic has been discussed to death in other threads.

DO NOT ILLEGALLY COPY THIS DVD - it will not be illegal to copy it IF the owners give permission to people to distribute it their own free will. Any other methods ARE ILLEGAL.

[Dragonrider]

Honestly, though, I'd rather have a bajillion copies of this DVD floating around with people who don't REALLY care, than to have one jack@$$ copy it and make it a legal issue.

[kiro]

[Teek]

Dang, I sure hope there is a way to get this disk. From the blog it seems like you have to have been a trusted crewmember who had had their name recorded by the PM's at some point, either from the phones or when people sent in e-mails. Is a bummer really, since I did manage to answer a phone back in week 2 or 3 but that was before she was doing the live calls and getting names.

I guess the crucial point is, does "If you are absolutely unable to rendezvous at one of these locations, and you are on my list of trusted allies, please contact Dana" mean the PM's will have had to have some record of a crew member name for us to be able to get a DVD?

[Dragonrider]

[TridenT]

[Teek]

Good point, guess it won't hurt anything to ask.

[Mukaikubo]

I hope, but don't believe, I'll qualify.

The sum total of my contribution to this ARG has been not really helpful comments on puzzles to go nowhere, and a single e-mail to the Sleeping Princess. But I've been following it, rabidly, since the dusty days of early August when the argument was over what exactly Wide Awake and Physical meant. Seems so long ago, now...

As soon as I hear that the event is over, I'll shoot a mail to danatwing. And hope. Because sometimes all you have is hope.

EDIT: HAH! Should look more often at my own posts. Apparently I followed this since the dusty days of Late July! Has it really been over 3 months?

[Dragonrider]

//Due to above outburst, Ensign Dragonrider is dishonorably discharged, section 8//

[mattbox52]

The following my be long but its pretty insighful and well thought out

When I started this thread as my first post on this forum after lingering here for ILB info from late July i did not expect to get many responses, I was wrong. It seems many of you are in the same perdicament as me.

My problem isnt the fact im in "Guam" compared to axons and the cache locations. I just cant get a ride there and the axon in my area (in my town!) is broken (note my sig). Anyway theres such a large demand for the DVD's on these forums its amazing. I know many of you are from the U.K., Canada, and even Austrailia in some cases, others like me who lurked but for one reason or another didnt do much "official participation".
Ive been posting about the DVD alot in Unfiction over the last few days. Were all hoping this isnt like a giveaway and more like a gift to those who have watched ILB from July and not given up because it wasnt "HALO 2 PREVIEW DISK AUGUST 24th???!!!!111"
We kept up because this was beyond the trailer, our little world, our alternate reality where the Queen and the Princess played and a girl named Dana was going to China. Im not saying were entitled to anything. Playing the game has changed us all enough but it just would be nice to have something that tells us it was ok to sit in front of the computer listening to .wavs of strange people. It was ok to run to payphones in the middle of nowhere even if they didnt ring. It was ok to spout out Flea language to friends and family members. Heres the dvd...heres why i did it. Come let me show you.

i just hope Forty2wo entertainment will understand and show some pity? respect? idk...but we sure as hell have some value attached to it and wont SNAP IT IN HALF like some i have heard of on here tonight.

[kiro]

[thebruce]

the problem though is you can't just make an excuse or a reason to justify performing an illegal act. The fact of the matter is, it's illegal. The BEST thing anyone can do, is try to get the owner to give in to your requests, or get the law changed.

Crying "It's not fair!!" won't change the issue. Sticking it to the man and downloading it anyway won't change the issue. It's illegal. full stop. In this case, there are still ways to attempt getting the disc by legitimate means. If that's not possible, then it wasn't meant to be, and it's how the owners always intended it. Unfair? maybe... but it's their choice. if they see masses and masses of people throwing a riot, maybe they'll change their minds.

But please, DO NOT illegally copy the disc while it is considered illegal to do so.

[Teek]

I just shot off my e-mail, here's to hopin'. I included a link to my "loyalty" with a report I made in early September as a posting on this forum about a payphone visit success. I hope that works.

[Mukaikubo]

So... is nobody but me heeding Dana's request to wait until after this event is over? Or is it over and nobody told me?

[Dragonrider]

I tried to heed her request and failed. However, Teek, I'll be sending another in the morning with an apology for my impatience. So... That didn't come anywhere near to answering your question.