How Do I Know? A Tip Sheet

• If you are offered the product from a street vendor or at a flea market, chances are you are being offered an illegal copy.
     
• If the price appears “too good to be true” (e.g. free or eight for $20), chances are you are being offered an illegal copy.
    
• If you are being offered a copy of a film that is still running in theatres, you are being offered an illegal copy. Studios typically do not make motion pictures available for purchase or rental until two to six months after the completion of its first theatrical run.
    
• If the packaging appears faulty (e.g. unprofessional appearance and design, typographic errors, inaccurate titles and credits) chances are, you are being offered an illegal copy.
   
• If you are being offered a DVD with more than one movie on a single disc you are likely being offered an illegal copy.
   
• If the disc and inlay card are packaged in a polythene wallet with no hard case you are likely being offered an illegal copy.
    
• If you are required to pay cash and not offered a receipt, chances are you are being offered an illegal copy from a vendor that is not registered to operate a business in Canada and who is not remitting federal or provincial sales taxes.

Did You Know… Under the Criminal Code of Canada (http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/showtdm/cs/C-46), it is illegal to record a film in a theatre. If you see someone doing this, you are witnessing a crime. You should contact the police and can report what you have seen here.