Can they make movie tickets cheaper too? 2 adult tickets to gv last weekend with popcorn and coke was 40+š«
Iām happy to go to the movies but that kind of price makes streaming seem value
Went to watch Dune 2 in Imax at JB for only Rm17 (less than $5)
In Singapore, a normal ticket would have cost me almost 10 dollars already
It doesn't feel worth it to watch movies in SG anymore tbh
It's one of the reasons why i would never work a office hour job
Yes you can watch after work on a weekday but you'll be tired and can't fully enjoy the movie
Thatās the problem with the cinema. Netflix isnāt cheap but at least my partner and I can binge watch every night after work. 2 movie tix is already more than our netflix sub. If finances are tight Iād rather cut out going to the cinema and keep streaming services (I also have a prime sub)
And Pls donāt get me started on cost of popcorn/coke/ice cream at GV.
I wish for the money they are charging they would take the time to at least clean the screen it's so filled with dust and grime that they show on the movie.
I live in Woodlands and don't work 9 to 5.
Faster for me to go to JB than to go to Airport or Town
Basically anywhere with a good theatre experience
Obviously I won't just go for the movie so my time won't be wasted
Finland a iMax ticket is about 23ā¬ and a medium popcorn with drink combo is 10ā¬
I know this aināt Singapore but just showing it could be much much worse š
I paid 18aud to watch a movie in Melbourne. There were electric reclining seats, alcoholic drinks, enough space to walk through the aisle without getting on anyways way and the chairs were so plush and comfy. It was like business class seats.
After seeing that I just refuse to spend any money at the shit show that is GV.
I used to pay $13 USD (but also earned USD) a movie. Good times at AMC Mercado
Very comfortable seats. Free seating too so FCFS cheong best seat. On Sunday mid mornings after church it's possible to get Matinee tickets for $6 USD...
Though steaming companies sometimes don't have the full series on their platform as some season are on a different platform due to then owning the rights to it at that moment, it's so bad that some franchise have guides on how to watch their series on streaming platforms.
āIf convicted, Ge faces a jail term of up to five years, a fine of up to S$100,000, or both per charge.ā
https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/van-driver-27-pleads-guilty-causing-death-pedestrian-he-collided-bedok-reservoir-car-park-2343141
āFor driving a vehicle without due care resulting in a death, Yau faces a fine of up to S$10,000, up to three years in jail or both.ā
So the punishment is harsher than killing a pedestrian?
Reckless driving
You = die
Pedestrian = die
Netflix, Disney bottom line = same
Unlicenced content
You = happy
Pedestrian = happy
Netflix, Disney bottom line = -$20/month
Understand now ?
If the same is said for the reckless driving and it happens to be some big shot or minister son/daughter, you bet your ass they gonna change the road laws and policies.
Piracy charges have been more punitive than rape and murder since we sold out to the American FTA; we have known this since a certain company called Odex and its legal threats against torrenters.
For those who are using screen readers or can't read Chinese words, the thumbnail is of a police tactical team apparently doing a raid. The subtitles say , in Chinese "Police" (usually used by the police announcing themselves)
I once had an article published where I joked about Kylo Ren being a Disney Princess because of his frequent tantrums and Haus of Maus PR hunted me down. They found me on Facebook and got my phone number as well.
Have no doubt their PMCs would have kicked down my door and assassinated me if I didn't edit it in time.
(this is a joke Disney don't sue)
I am guessing the authorities must have been aware about this for a long time and only took action last year because of a complain by Starhub , Singtel and Disney.
The government doesn't give two shits about porn/piracy until incidentally see you performing the act or some company makes noise. I'd prefer it this way - they focus on catching and preventing big criminals.
Compare to msia - the government sponsors a team to fucking raid people's houses so they don't do premarital sex.
Not really pander to corpos. Corpos also lanlan. They know there are so many other options to pirate their content but you can't let someone continue to literally run a brick and mortar store pirating their content in the middle of singapore right under their nose without some form of enforcement. It could affect them legally.
Title: Man charged with selling illegal streaming devices at Sim Lim Square, infringing copyright of Disney, Netflix
SINGAPORE: A man who ran two shops in Sim Lim Square was charged in court on Tuesday (Mar 26) for selling illegal streaming devices and offering to install computer programs that would help customers watch pirated shows.
Ge Xin, a 36-year-old Singaporean, was charged along with the two companies - MT Gadget+ and Grandnew.
He allegedly infringed the copyright of companies like Disney, Netflix and the Football Association Premier League by selling devices that came installed with programmes that could access copyrighted shows such as Raya and the Last Dragon, The Adam Project and Premier League games.
Ge is also accused of infringing the copyright of other works such as Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore by Warner Bros, Discovery Channel by Discovery and Top Gun Maverick by Paramount Pictures.
Ge was handed 24 charges under the Copyright Act for selling illegal streaming devices or for offering the installation of computer programmes that would help customers access copyrighted shows.
His companies received 12 charges each for corresponding offences.
The police said in a statement that officers from the Criminal Investigation Department launched simultaneous raids at several retail shops in Sim Lim Square on Oct 4, 2022, seizing more than 400 sets of illegal streaming devices from Ge's two shops.
The raid was the first publicised crackdown on illegal streaming devices since a law banning the sale of pirate set-top boxes was passed in September 2021.
If convicted, Ge faces a jail term of up to five years, a fine of up to S$100,000, or both per charge.
His companies face fines of up to S$200,000 each.
The cases for Ge and his two companies have been adjourned for pre-trial conferences.
***
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Basically, if you're a Fortune 500 company and price gouge your customers by abusing your monopoly power / market dominance, that's legal. If you dare to steal from them however, that's criminal.
That's Capitalism in a nutshell, folks. Rules for thee, not for me ("me" being the rich).Ā
So the question is if he sells tools but does not carry out the act is he guilty of the act?
It's like is Home Depot / Lowe's , responsible for a chainsaw murderer?
One of the way is they mirror the shows on their own hosted server/website that can only be accessed by the devices. However if they take down the server/website, those that bought the devices wont be able to watch anymore. Then they sell different devices with different server/website again. Double scam.
Not sure how some of the others works.
So he gets a slap on the wrist pay the fine and move along to open up another company until we have blacklists that will stick. Otherwise, they just open another company and rope in a fall guy.
Where did you see that? From the article: āIf convicted, Ge faces a jail term of up to five years, a fine of up to S$100,000, or both per charge.ā This is potentially harsher than killing a pedestrian with a car.
Rip Ge Xin. The real crime is starhub and singtel charging sky high scammer prices for cable TV and football package.
Sky high prices for unreliable laggy streaming, semo blue bird hor
The real scam are the ads.
Netflix is fucking 25/mth now And Disney is like what 18/mth And these are big corporations that refuse to pay their writers so ....
Can they make movie tickets cheaper too? 2 adult tickets to gv last weekend with popcorn and coke was 40+š« Iām happy to go to the movies but that kind of price makes streaming seem value
Went to watch Dune 2 in Imax at JB for only Rm17 (less than $5) In Singapore, a normal ticket would have cost me almost 10 dollars already It doesn't feel worth it to watch movies in SG anymore tbh
Tix are also more expensive on weekends, when working folks have time to go watchā¦
It's one of the reasons why i would never work a office hour job Yes you can watch after work on a weekday but you'll be tired and can't fully enjoy the movie
What's the alternative? Any industry to recommend?
Shift jobs
FA
Rather pay extra for movie tix than being a FA
Pilots. Pretty good money and work life balance.
Except in Malaysia they censored key bits of any movie Malaysian censors deem 'inappropriate'. Like that scene in Dune 2.
That's true. I was looking forward to that scene hahahaha
What was censored in dune2 for screenings in malaysia? Damn i didnt even realised
Now normal ticket price is SGD15.50
Thatās the problem with the cinema. Netflix isnāt cheap but at least my partner and I can binge watch every night after work. 2 movie tix is already more than our netflix sub. If finances are tight Iād rather cut out going to the cinema and keep streaming services (I also have a prime sub) And Pls donāt get me started on cost of popcorn/coke/ice cream at GV.
Whack af
I wish for the money they are charging they would take the time to at least clean the screen it's so filled with dust and grime that they show on the movie.
call me crazy but 15 bucks doesn't seem that unreasonable
Unless you love really near JB and love traipsing there and back, isnāt your time worth more than the movie ticket savings?
I live in Woodlands and don't work 9 to 5. Faster for me to go to JB than to go to Airport or Town Basically anywhere with a good theatre experience Obviously I won't just go for the movie so my time won't be wasted
Fair enough. Whenever Iāve tried going over itās been a pain in the ass. If itās an option for you then go for it. Sounds quite good.
Good luck queuing to go jb
Finland a iMax ticket is about 23ā¬ and a medium popcorn with drink combo is 10ā¬ I know this aināt Singapore but just showing it could be much much worse š
I paid 18aud to watch a movie in Melbourne. There were electric reclining seats, alcoholic drinks, enough space to walk through the aisle without getting on anyways way and the chairs were so plush and comfy. It was like business class seats. After seeing that I just refuse to spend any money at the shit show that is GV.
I used to pay $13 USD (but also earned USD) a movie. Good times at AMC Mercado Very comfortable seats. Free seating too so FCFS cheong best seat. On Sunday mid mornings after church it's possible to get Matinee tickets for $6 USD...
Invest in your home and be pirate
they call me captain jack sparrow
Aye matey
Though steaming companies sometimes don't have the full series on their platform as some season are on a different platform due to then owning the rights to it at that moment, it's so bad that some franchise have guides on how to watch their series on streaming platforms.
Rather just invest in my own sound system if i really want that experience.
netflix has gotten worse too, who the fuck even pays 25 a month for the slop they have on there?
Shared account goes for $5 per month or $45 per year.
On the writer/strike thing, I wish I could just go on strike because ai might replace my job some dayā¦
The one store in Sim Lim that isn't scamming, and they get charged with crime.
Who snitched??
āIf convicted, Ge faces a jail term of up to five years, a fine of up to S$100,000, or both per charge.ā https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/van-driver-27-pleads-guilty-causing-death-pedestrian-he-collided-bedok-reservoir-car-park-2343141 āFor driving a vehicle without due care resulting in a death, Yau faces a fine of up to S$10,000, up to three years in jail or both.ā So the punishment is harsher than killing a pedestrian?
Reckless driving You = die Pedestrian = die Netflix, Disney bottom line = same Unlicenced content You = happy Pedestrian = happy Netflix, Disney bottom line = -$20/month Understand now ?
Of that $20, 9% GST and corpo profit taxes are being stolen from the govt. You make them lose money, that is the cardinal sin of the state.
If the same is said for the reckless driving and it happens to be some big shot or minister son/daughter, you bet your ass they gonna change the road laws and policies.
We need to start a fundraiser to help this fallen soldier
Piracy charges have been more punitive than rape and murder since we sold out to the American FTA; we have known this since a certain company called Odex and its legal threats against torrenters.
That is a rare singaporean name.
New Singaporean names!
Scratch heart
the thumbnail is funny as hell..
Photo by the SPF. It doesnāt get better than this
LOL media officer got humour game.
For those who are using screen readers or can't read Chinese words, the thumbnail is of a police tactical team apparently doing a raid. The subtitles say , in Chinese "Police" (usually used by the police announcing themselves)
You don't fuck with the mouse
I once had an article published where I joked about Kylo Ren being a Disney Princess because of his frequent tantrums and Haus of Maus PR hunted me down. They found me on Facebook and got my phone number as well. Have no doubt their PMCs would have kicked down my door and assassinated me if I didn't edit it in time. (this is a joke Disney don't sue)
I am guessing the authorities must have been aware about this for a long time and only took action last year because of a complain by Starhub , Singtel and Disney.
The government doesn't give two shits about porn/piracy until incidentally see you performing the act or some company makes noise. I'd prefer it this way - they focus on catching and preventing big criminals. Compare to msia - the government sponsors a team to fucking raid people's houses so they don't do premarital sex.
Different priorities. We pander to corpos, they pander to zealots
Not really pander to corpos. Corpos also lanlan. They know there are so many other options to pirate their content but you can't let someone continue to literally run a brick and mortar store pirating their content in the middle of singapore right under their nose without some form of enforcement. It could affect them legally.
Ahh haha, had one of these before.. before I knew how to sail the seas
Title: Man charged with selling illegal streaming devices at Sim Lim Square, infringing copyright of Disney, Netflix SINGAPORE: A man who ran two shops in Sim Lim Square was charged in court on Tuesday (Mar 26) for selling illegal streaming devices and offering to install computer programs that would help customers watch pirated shows. Ge Xin, a 36-year-old Singaporean, was charged along with the two companies - MT Gadget+ and Grandnew. He allegedly infringed the copyright of companies like Disney, Netflix and the Football Association Premier League by selling devices that came installed with programmes that could access copyrighted shows such as Raya and the Last Dragon, The Adam Project and Premier League games. Ge is also accused of infringing the copyright of other works such as Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore by Warner Bros, Discovery Channel by Discovery and Top Gun Maverick by Paramount Pictures. Ge was handed 24 charges under the Copyright Act for selling illegal streaming devices or for offering the installation of computer programmes that would help customers access copyrighted shows. His companies received 12 charges each for corresponding offences. The police said in a statement that officers from the Criminal Investigation Department launched simultaneous raids at several retail shops in Sim Lim Square on Oct 4, 2022, seizing more than 400 sets of illegal streaming devices from Ge's two shops. The raid was the first publicised crackdown on illegal streaming devices since a law banning the sale of pirate set-top boxes was passed in September 2021. If convicted, Ge faces a jail term of up to five years, a fine of up to S$100,000, or both per charge. His companies face fines of up to S$200,000 each. The cases for Ge and his two companies have been adjourned for pre-trial conferences. *** Article keywords: ge charge device company illegal streaming shop sell 1848 articles replied in my database. [v1.5c - added Lemma tokens and Tensorflow USE](https://github.com/Wormsblink/sneakpeakbot) | Happy Holidays! | PM SG_wormsbot if bot is down.
GG sia
When bottomline gets hurt, people will be embraced by the long arm of law.
Bro need move to indo or malay, we have so many illegal streaming device in the market, since intellectual property in here not strict as spore
Basically, if you're a Fortune 500 company and price gouge your customers by abusing your monopoly power / market dominance, that's legal. If you dare to steal from them however, that's criminal. That's Capitalism in a nutshell, folks. Rules for thee, not for me ("me" being the rich).Ā
How does this technology work?
its either hacked devices or illegal streaming sites. It takes a syndicate to set it up though, that man is just doing the POS stuff.
So the question is if he sells tools but does not carry out the act is he guilty of the act? It's like is Home Depot / Lowe's , responsible for a chainsaw murderer?
he can be indicted by the law, that's just the job of SPF, they enforce rules, not provide justice
https://youtu.be/1vpepaQ-VQQ And better not to buy them tbh
One of the way is they mirror the shows on their own hosted server/website that can only be accessed by the devices. However if they take down the server/website, those that bought the devices wont be able to watch anymore. Then they sell different devices with different server/website again. Double scam. Not sure how some of the others works.
You guys still watch movies and stream?
Rip iptv
Google Kodi for Firestick and not need to buy one of these crappy boxes or pay for Netflix, Disney, etc. again.
I use a VPN and pay for Espn and another US streaming services from SG.
Sail the seven seas my sinkies
Thereās a right way to pirate and there is a wrong way. this is the wrong way.
*cough*ko*cough*ahemm*di
So he gets a slap on the wrist pay the fine and move along to open up another company until we have blacklists that will stick. Otherwise, they just open another company and rope in a fall guy.
Where did you see that? From the article: āIf convicted, Ge faces a jail term of up to five years, a fine of up to S$100,000, or both per charge.ā This is potentially harsher than killing a pedestrian with a car.
I wonder did he made enough money from selling the illegal devices that it's more profitable than his charges?
thank god