Why should it matter if the counterfeits use single-layer discs instead of dual-layer discs? Well, in order fit the 7.7GB of content from the original legitimate dual-layer discs onto the 4.4GB capacity of the single-layer discs, the counterfeiters have to re-compress the material. Anyway, below is what it reports for counterfeit Thrones Season 1, Disc 1 (with arrows added by me).
#IMAGE OF SEE SPOT RUN DVD CASE INSTALL#
There's a newer version of this program, which requires an install and (from what I read) infects your computer with adware, so I hope that this old non-installable (adware free) version of the program will run on modern computers. Just unzip and run skip the drive tests, and click on the Disc tab when it loads. The freeware program Nero InfoTool v5.3.3.0 (1.7 Mb, Sept. You shouldn't need that in order to see if the discs are copy-protected and how many layers they contain. The information provided in the screenshot(s) above are from an old shareware program called AnyDVD. The only way to know for sure is to check the discs out in a computer and look at the specs. The counterfeits are actual factory-pressed discs (not DVD-Rs) with disc artwork printed on them, which makes them visually indistinguishable from the legitimate discs. (legitimate on left, counterfeit on right) In this first photo, I have the outer box from the Digipack release on the top left, and the inner box with the fold-out Digipack slightly sticking out on the top right. The original Digipack is on the top, the legit re-issue is on the lower left, and the counterfeit is on the lower right.
Since I have a copy of that original legit Season 1 set, too, I thought I'd take a picture of all three sets. These are not included in the plastic case re-packaged version (what's included in the box set), which prints episode information on the inside of the case artwork. That release had the same five discs (but with the sigils printed on the faces, not plain white text on black as in the later re-release) in a thick fold-out Digipack with an Episode Guide that folds out into a map, along with a couple of inserts/advertisements. The original release of Season 1 was in completely different packaging. Current copies of Season 1 are packaged in a standard-size plastic DVD case, both individually and as part of this box set. The counterfeit set switches that, with the writing on the left and the right being blank.įor the rest of the packaging examination, I will be looking at the Season 1 set included inside the box set. If I consider the opened side (where the cases goes) as the "front", then as you can see, the legit set has the text "Game of Thrones - Seasons 1-7" on the right side (and the not pictured back side), while the left side is nearly blank (there's a tiny item number printed in the lower right corner of that side). In the two photos below, the legit set is on the left and the counterfeit is on the right. That kind of thing is hard to show in photos without completely unfolding the counterfeit box, and this is going to be a super image intensive article already, so let's just look at other details that are more photo friendly :-) The other two counterfeit sets both were in cheap thin paperboard fold-up inner boxes. I wish I would have thought to photograph that set before I sent it back to one of the two Amazon sellers.
(I assume all legit sets are like this.) Of the three counterfeit sets I had, only one was in a box like this, though the glossy paper on the outside of it was not glued on very well, thus making it look cheap and fake. The legit set has a hard paperboard inner box. Pulling off the outer wraparound sleeve reveals a box underneath that holds the seven DVD cases. Assuming that the counterfeiters don't catch on to this, if you see that printed on bottom part of the plastic wrap, then you have a LEGITIMATE SET! Of course, I don't know if this is printed on all legit sets, so there may be sealed legit sets out there without this marking. Printed on the plastic wrap, on the bottom of the item, was the phrase "DISC MADE IN MEXICO". I noticed one thing on the sealed legit set that was not present on any of the counterfeits. Not only do they shrink-wrap their products, but they often go so far as to reproduce the original marketing stickers on the outside of the packaging and even the security seals on the top of the case! If you've already purchased a set and want to know if it's legit or counterfeit just by looking at it, there are a few tells.įor Game of Thrones, I had three different counterfeit sets in my possession, but only one legitimate set.
Today's counterfeiters have gotten quite sophisticated. Gone are the days when you can tell a counterfeit DVD from the outer packaging.
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