http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=entertainmentNews&storyid=2007-04-24T131121Z_01_PEK111321_RTRUKOC_0_US-CHINA-PIRACY-SPIDERMAN.xml&src=rss&rpc=22

anyone know if this is real and if this out in sh ???

I saw it on nanjing lu near tongren lu, a few weeks ago, but its probably a bad copy, taped in the cinema when it was shown for select audiences. Wait a week and it should be widely available and better quality!

Quote : "The government says it does take the problem seriously, but faces a multitude of problems such as convincing the man on the street not to buy fakes"

hahahaha, good one. I am sure the major problem is not that they are easily available in regular shops all over the country

"It's too expensive to go to the cinema to watch movies," said Beijing resident Duan Nana. "This has a lot to do with why people are rushing to buy fake DVDs and watch movies at home. It's very common and it's logical."

Make it cheaper then and allow more movies to be shown

I am sure the major problem is not that they are easily available in regular shops all over the country

Is it true? Even in Europe?

certainly not in europe... but in china, which is what the article is talking about

Anyway, I watch selected movies (high level of animations, sounds etc) in the cinema.. But, still cant stop buy fake DVD's for old movies.. ;-p