Man, these pirated DVD's are getting out of control. No, wait. They were out of control before. But still, the point is valid. It's crazy when you think about it.

The prices have come down some. 4 DVDs for $20 - so we're back at the $5 each price point.

How tempting is it, to be able to buy 8 or 12 pirated DVD's, take them home and watch them on that new home theater system you got yourself for Christmas? All for less than the cost of one movie at the theater with your family. And 10 times less hassle to boot.

When I see pirated DVDs for sale at the mall... I just can't believe that they are allowed to operate.

Yet it's conflicting. It's such a good deal. And it's so difficult to imagine that it's hurting anyone. We haven't seen movie studios going out of business. The industry doesn't seem to be hurting publicly. It would be an interesting social study on how regular law-abiding citizens become law-breaking pirates when presented with “Memoirs of a Geisha” for $5.