"Bootleg" Releases -Spain

[Mikezilla3k]

Originally Posted by Donl1282

It’s showing up as a release on Blu-ray.com under Spain releases. It’s still bootleg right?

As posted above:

Originally Posted by Mikezilla3k

These are "grey-area" releases in Spain. They are not official releases but, thanks to Spain's weird copyright laws, they are not bootlegs either. (at least, from what I've gathered)

If they were official releases, Cursed would probably be cropped to 1.78:1.

[Mikezilla3k]

Only recent releases worth noting these past weeks are Darkness Falls and The Crow: Salvation.

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Darkness Falls' only other release is OOP and while Salvation did get other releases overseas, they are either OOP or possibly region locked.

[marblearch]

And Hellraiser Hellseeker , probably the last in this series worth watching.

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Has anyone picked up the Spanish release of Danger Diabolik? I assume it is a bd-r of the Shout! release, am I right?

[marox79]

Originally Posted by TheOneWithThePrize

Resen and Llamentol releases, ie bootlegs.

Amazon Spain sells Llamentol releases. They seem to be stripped-down versions of other releases, no-frills with fewer audio and specially subtitle options. Since they are based in Catalonia, they add in Catalan to the list and take out English subtitles, which is downright stupid if you ask me. The more, the merrier.

[Neo4K]

Dors anyone know what transfer the spanish Teen Wolf 1+2 Steelbook uses? It says 2k remaster so should be the Shout Factory one?

[TheOneWithThePrize]

Originally Posted by marox79

Amazon Spain sells Llamentol releases. They seem to be stripped-down versions of other releases, no-frills with fewer audio and specially subtitle options. Since they are based in Catalonia, they add in Catalan to the list and take out English subtitles, which is downright stupid if you ask me. The more, the merrier.

Still not licensed from the rightful owners which makes these releases pirate releases. They make use of legal loopholes to get away with this practise, thus why they are sold through Amazon Spain. Still doesn't make it right. They make money on other peoples' hard work who sees none of it.

[ps3bd_owner]

Originally Posted by TheOneWithThePrize

Still not licensed from the rightful owners which makes these releases pirate releases. They make use of legal loopholes to get away with this practise, thus why they are sold through Amazon Spain. Still doesn't make it right. They make money on other peoples' hard work who sees none of it.

The consensus I'm getting here is that, because they're the only ones who offer said content the customers don't mind buying it, but... It's still pirated copies!

Shame on Amazon and other retailers in Spain and neighborhood countries (i.e. Portugal & Andorra) for keeping pirated stock.

[thecooldud]

My heart bleeds, honestly. Maybe the copyright owners should actually release them if they wanna make money. Otherwise, tough titties, frankly!

[neo_reloaded]

Originally Posted by ps3bd_owner

The consensus I'm getting here is that, because they're the only ones who offer said content the customers don't mind buying it, but... It's still pirated copies!

Shame on Amazon and other retailers in Spain and neighborhood countries (i.e. Portugal & Andorra) for keeping pirated stock.

It's not technically illegal in Spain due to differences in their copyright law. These 'bootleg' companies have offices and websites and social media presences, and they operate visibly in the public eye with their names attached to their "work." Amazon doesn't care to police ethics, they just follow the laws of the territories they operate in - and these products are sold in compliance with the law.

[Grenseal]

The Dolph Lundgren film JOSHUA TREE is available in Spain. Does anybody know if it is the unrated or R rated version?

[marox79]

Originally Posted by thecooldud

My heart bleeds, honestly. Maybe the copyright owners should actually release them if they wanna make money. Otherwise, tough titties, frankly!

I have my eye on several films I'd like to own, but after reading such negative comments about releases by certain companies like Llamentol and specially Emon, I'm not sure I'll get the Blu-ray version, which most likely will be more expensive than the DVD one. And you can often get a decent copy on DVD second hand for less. For some releases, there's an alternative released elsewhere which will have Spanish audio and subtitles. Though whether by that they mean Castilian Spanish or Latin (shudder ), most times there's no way to know.

It's a pity because like you said, the copyright owners should release those properly and make some money, but I guess it's a combination of (not enough) customer demand or the rightful owners not caring too much about releasing older titles properly on Blu-ray.

Is there a thread for 'titles you'd like to be released on Blu-ray' for Spain / Region Free? I seem to recall having seen a new post on a US one. It'd be interesting to know what folks would like to get their hands on.

[ps3bd_owner]

Originally Posted by marox79

I have my eye on several films I'd like to own, but after reading such negative comments about releases by certain companies like Llamentol and specially Emon, I'm not sure I'll get the Blu-ray version, which most likely will be more expensive than the DVD one. And you can often get a decent copy on DVD second hand for less. For some releases, there's an alternative released elsewhere which will have Spanish audio and subtitles. Though whether by that they mean Castilian Spanish or Latin (shudder ), most times there's no way to know.

It's a pity because like you said, the copyright owners should release those properly and make some money, but I guess it's a combination of (not enough) customer demand or the rightful owners not caring too much about releasing older titles properly on Blu-ray.

Is there a thread for 'titles you'd like to be released on Blu-ray' for Spain / Region Free? I seem to recall having seen a new post on a US one. It'd be interesting to know what folks would like to get their hands on.

Emon Entertainment? What's wrong with them?