DVDizzy Forum

Posted: **Tue May 31, 2005 11:12 pm**

Hey everyone, i'm a newbie here, first post

I had a question for the board, I found a DVD Copy of Song of the South on amazon auctions, apparently it is from Malaysia, but the seller says it will play on my Region 1 machine, so does anyone know if Disney released SOTS in Malaysia in a region 1 disc??

THANKS!!

Posted: **Tue May 31, 2005 11:38 pm**

They most definitely did not. It is what is lovingly referred to as a "bootleg." Welcome to the forum, benny!

Posted: **Tue May 31, 2005 11:44 pm**

Ask the seller if it's a Region FREE DVD.

That's probably why he says it can play in your Region 1 machine.

Pfft to bootleggers!
and Welcome to the forum, bennyb98!

Posted: **Tue May 31, 2005 11:47 pm**

Bootlegs suck.....

Posted: **Wed Jun 01, 2005 3:55 pm**

Thanks for the welcome.

Has Song of the South ever been released on a legal DVD?

Posted: **Wed Jun 01, 2005 4:03 pm**

bennyb98 wrote:Thanks for the welcome.

Has Song of the South ever been released on a legal DVD?

Nope. But the way Jim Hill always hears it, they're coming out with a 60th Anniversary Edition fall 2006. Let's hope he got this one right.

Posted: **Wed Jun 01, 2005 8:12 pm**

bootleg from malaysia? how come i never see one on sale here?

Posted: **Wed Jun 01, 2005 8:16 pm**

MickeyMousePal wrote:Bootlegs suck.....

Not always. If theres a TV show thats not on DVD in full seasons, like the Rugrats, its better to have a bootleg where you can watch all the episodes over and over again.

Posted: **Wed Jun 01, 2005 10:38 pm**

Alan wrote:
MickeyMousePal wrote:Bootlegs suck.....
Not always. If theres a TV show thats not on DVD in full seasons, like the Rugrats, its better to have a bootleg where you can watch all the episodes over and over again.

Unless they plan to release the TV Show in the future future!

For example, Thundercats! Which is *finally* being put to DVD. Season 1 that is on August 9.

Now, if Disney could get a move on and start putting Gummi Bears...

Posted: **Fri Jun 03, 2005 6:16 pm**

Luke wrote:They most definitely did not. It is what is lovingly referred to as a "bootleg." Welcome to the forum, benny!

Call me stupid here, but what is a bootleg?

Posted: **Fri Jun 03, 2005 10:42 pm**

A bootleg is an illegal copy of a DVD or VHS tape. Some sellers in Asia and other parts of the world sell bootleg Region 1 DVDs on eBay to make a profit. People can illegally copy video from a VHS tape or laserdisc on to a DVD and sell the DVD. The DVD is illegal because the film's original creator did not authorize or license the seller to create the DVD.

Also, a bootleg is the part of a boot. Or, it can be a play in American football.

Hi bennyb98 and welcome to the forums. These two threads have several pages of information about bootlegs:

How do you identify a bootleg DVD?
http://www.ultimatedisney.com/forum/vie ... php?t=7221

Disney DVDs - buying experiences at eBay
http://www.ultimatedisney.com/forum/vie ... php?t=8633

Here is a thread about The Song of The South that you might be interested in reading:
http://www.ultimatedisney.com/forum/vie ... php?t=2193