Thread: Lynn's DVD downloadable?

I'd like to see Lynn's DVD but I'm terribly impatient. Is there anywhere I can buy it then download it?

I don't think so. If Lynn (or whoever holds the copyright) agrees to it, I may set up a download for you, provided that you pay Lynn the $20 and promise to not redistribute further. However, downloading the full DVD may take you longer than waiting for the mail. Even first class mail comes from CA all the way to me in 3 days and I'm on the east coast. I have decent upload but I'm not going to give you all of it - I need it for work

Thanks, I was thinking more a Divx copy really

I'm in the UK so shipping would probably take quite a bit longer and be quite expensive too!

Shipping via USPS airmail shouldn't be too bad even with the recent rate increases. You could probably pass it off as a letter. You probably wouldn't even be dinged for duties as it's about 10gbp. Chances are it'll take about a week. However, I don't see problems with someone ripping it and putting it on an ftp server for you to dl after you purchase your own copy from Lynn (if he allows it).

If Lynn agrees I can convert it and set it up a DL for you. Haven't done it in a long time but when I converted some of my South Park DVDs for my ipod it wasn't too hard
It only took a while to reencode, but since then I've replaced my G4 with Intel mac.

That's very generous of you to go to all that effort, Gugi. Why don't i contact Lynn privately and then can I get back to you?

A suggestion for Lynn in this "Internet Age" - perhaps there is a way to set things up so that people could pay for it online and then download it? I would have loved that option, but it didn't exist and so I just bought the physical DVD and waited for it in the mail. These days, I purchase and download whatever I can directly - software, games, documents, music, etc. Plus, it means he doesn't have to bother with shipping it.

I would have loved that option as well. As long as it is in open codecs since I run only linux and os x. A nice password protected bittorrent tracker may be ideal for keeping the bandwidth requirements low. Of course, as usual, it would all rely on the integrity of those who buy it, but I do not think it'll be too much of a problem since it isn't now.

But at the end it all depends on the copyright holder... and my disk's label says this is Lynn Abrams

I've PMed Lynn so will let you know when he replies!