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May 25, 2007

The blooper reel on the Pirates of the Caribbean 2 DVD is SPONSORED BY VERIZON. The blooper reel. To be honest, I didn’t know what words to emphasize there—the fact that it’s the blooper reel that is sponsored, or that there are ads on the DVD at all. Disney is the worst. Do they not realize how absurd it is to put ads on these things? Their profit margin on DVDs is already indecent—why push it? It’s just a matter of time before a case of Strawberry-Kiwi Crystal Pepsi™ washes up on the Island on Lost—mark my words.

And for that matter, why doesn’t anyone have DVDs that skip all those stupid copying warning messages? I would be absolutely shocked if they have any positive effect on piracy. Just like every other aspect of “copy protection,” it inconveniences honest consumers while doing absolutely nothing to slow down pirates.

Damn it all.

I could really go for a Strawberry-Kiwi Crystal Pepsi™ right now.

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