Dear Jessica,

 

You comments struck me as puzzling and worthy of a little discussion...

 

What is wrong with a legitimate PAL copy, besides the fact that the

quality is better than NTSC (and the equipment to play PAL tapes on is

not much more expensive than NTSC)?

 

And how can you as a distributor responsible, I assume, for looking

after the interests and rights of producers whose films you distribute,

not make a judgement about "bootleged" - illegal, pirated - copies of

important films? Are you saying that maybe its ok to pirate a tape of a

European film, unless Kino (or another American company?) is

distributing it?

 

There are plenty of companies in England and other countries (HMV, for

instance), who will sell legitimate copies of almost any film (including

those under discussion here)to anyone with a credit card.

 

IF someone wants the Dekalog, they can buy it (in a nice boxed set, for

about $20 or so per tape). Shouldn't you be recommending that people do

that, and respect the rights of the producer, the filmmakers (and their

estates), and the distributors (like Kino) who have legitamtely aquired

distribution rights to particular films, and invested in their

promotion, marketing, and distribution?

 

Jonathan Miller

First Run / Icarus Films

153 Waverly Place

NYC 10014

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Kino International Corporation wrote:

>

> Re - Kieslowski and video. As I noted in my last message the LEGAL rights

> to Dekalog are still being bid on. Any copies distributed by Pol art would

> be bootlegs off of the European PAL copies. I am not making any judgements

> on this,because unfortunately bootlegs or legit PAL copies are all that

> exist for now

>

> Jessica Rosner

> Kino

>

> Kino International Corporation

> 333 W. 39th St. Suite 503

> New York, NY 10018

> (212)629-6880

> fax: (212)714-0871

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