I backup my purchased DVDs ($12 each) and I like to continue doing it. Oops, someone made a profit on the DVDs I purchased.

Surely the problem is not 321 but the other parts of the world?

I just think the MPAA is going after easy targets and not really going after the root problem.

HOWEVER. . . when I tried to upgrade to the Platinum – I have had problems so I discarded Platinum and just used the XPress version – - – now problem till now.

You can also get rid of the backup overture at the beginning of the movie by using ifoedit. Which by the way is made by the same guy that wrote the software for 321sucks.

There is no encryption on the DVD once you copy it with dxdxcopy.
You can see all the ifo and vob if you look at it in windows explorer.

And as far as unique serial # that is a big joke cause the # is the same for all of the software it’s 000000000000000000000000000000 just look at the archive.txt file on the DVD.

Those of you who have left due to ethical reasons, good for you – but do not praise an organisation who has screwed so many hundreds and thousands of people, out of a lot of money – by providing nothing better than a buggy application that takes 20 minutes to load or just crashes. after realising a brilliant demo that works in seconds every time.

oh, and sympathies to those that still work there. you’ll need it next time I ring with a problem.

Al

I will take my fries super size from Jeri.

Mike S

While this is a strong virtue, I believe this helped cause a large part of the problems. Instead of the company feeling like a family, where problems could be worked out, it felt like a prison, where the slightest infraction could cause penalty. These infractions could be anything, including needing to use the restroom more than once a day.

I am behind Roberts ideas on rights outside the company, but he needs to realize that some of the people he has as liutenants are too biased to lead a company that works.

Remember: Some of the biggest problem-students in history turned into exceptional people.

While many opportunities were abundant throughout the time I was there, often times I would witness some truly talented and great techs getting ignored / scolded / even fired, for merely stating that they have found the answer to a problem some customers were having. With the little power granted me, I would try to help these people be heard, spread their wisdom, even hire them back out of the department they were losing their job from, but I too got the slip when a specific individual decided I did not “Fit in”. My argument with this decision: I can list the names of no less than 40 techs, and 20+ administration people that had a harder time in their job due to me not being there the next week.

As of right now, the only thing that keeps me from regrets at this job, is that one of the people that I sacrificed my best position to save his job is STILL employed. That is, up until the company shuts down. I feel that the 7-8 months extra paychecks and experience on resume for a dear friend are worth the sacrifice I made of position that placed me under the management that I feel so proudly has screwed things up, and eventually landed me in the dumpster.

To Robert Moore: Thanks for putting faith in me for the couple months I felt I was making a difference. The one major misunderstanding between us was resolved without firings, and I feel many good things came from it. Thank you.

To Rob Semaan: You have been, and still are, a great example of how I think a businessman should be. It has been a great honor working for you, both directly and indirectly.

To John Minakais: I remember you told me once about how good a boss you were. I understood it, but did not fully appreciate it until having to work under Jere. Thank you for being that boss that put up with my antics. I hope to work with you some day in the future, but on your side of the table. (If I were on the other side, I have a feeling my company would be on the losing side of the bargain!)

To Mike Wozniak: You are a great inspiration. Please do no change. Always willing to listen, without judgement and with lots of encouragment. I wish I had taken the position you offered me many months before.

To my co-workers: I hope that I have helped many of you understand the technologies, and how they affect us. If I ever came across as conceited or a know-it-all, I am sorry. I do not think lower of you, I am just too enthusiastic about trying to teach these things. Sometimes I end up leaving people behind, but it is not meant in a bad way.

Much of this job changed my life. In many ways good, some bad.

To Jere W:

I hope you realize just how profoundly you can screw up lives. I had faith in the company until I worked with you. I honestly hope that someday, somewhere, you end up serving me fries with my Big Mac.

Tim, Tammy, Jason, James, Tara, Brian, Kevin, Dave, Slater, etc…:

Whether you disagreed with me or not, it has been a lot of fun. I hope to work with all of you again at some point in my life.

As many of the previous comments are posted anonymously, I respect them nonetheless. But I have nothing to be ashamed of, and do not feel my views are damaging. Perhaps the people named could learn from this, and the better will come of it.

Sincerely,

Tony Dolan
Former Tech Support, Trainer, Software scouting, Q/A, and answer guy.

Now you saying strictly flaming 321, and saying Robert should rot in Jail, shame on you. You were given employment during an economic recession in a company that was growing faster then anything out there. You got your paychecks for the agreed upon rate, and it was a pretty cushy job (and I know I worked in several departments, including Tech Support/Customer Service). Roberts intelligence was the reason you had a job. You should thank him for believing in a cause. And in the end he was not holding too many of the strings, so do not pit your blame on him. To lash out at one individual because you got laid off is childish and ignorant.

To Robert, if you read this. And fair use is STILL #1 on your mind everyday you go in to the office, instead of thinking in $’s. You’ve made your point, and the fame that 321 Studios had, that has started dying out, stoked the fire of a Fair-Use Revolution that has been around for years and made the flames so big that Hollywood was shaking for a bit. You made a huge gamble, won a lot, lost a lot, and it’s time to cash in the chips and call it a night. The fight will go on without you, you can see it everywhere. Be proud of that.

(name withheld for personal and business reasons)