Box set from Vintage Theater

[Tom Parker]

I stumbled across this L&H DVD collection from The Vintage Theater
that seems pretty all-inclusive, but haven't seen any reviews of it.
Is anyone familiar with this set?

http://www.thevintagetheatre.com/laurelandhardy.html

From the above web page:

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The Laurel & Hardy DVD Collection
All 115 Episodes on 25 High Quality DVD's

$199.95!

Number of Discs: 25
Black and White
Region FREE Format
Shipped in 3 Large DVD Cases
Factory Sealed / Shrink Wrapped
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- Tom
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These are obviously bootlegs, and this company claims, in the About Us
Link:

Limited Liability:

All recordings included on our DVD-R collection discs have been
verified as being in the Public Domain. If you believe that you are
the copyright holder of any of the recordings advertised on this site,
please contact us with proof of ownership. If your claim is legitimate
the item(s) in question will be removed from sale.The
VintageTheatre.com does not claim or imply any ownership, lease, or
other hold over the materials sold or distributed through its site or
agents. All materials are of public domain, outside copyright
restrictions, or are original materials. No hold, license, or levy is
implied, held, or stated. Any misuse, misrepresentation, or
duplication of said products by the customer is not the responsibility
of TheVintageTheatre.com or any of its agents. Any DVD products sold
by
TheVintageTheatre.com are intended SOLELY for use in private viewing
in a home type environment. They are expressly prohibited from
rebroadcast or duplication. It is understood by the customer that all
of the DVD Collections sold by TheVintageTheatre.com have been
individually compiled from ORIGINAL FILM STOCK sources. These sources
have an inconsistent level of preservation associated with them. In
accordance, the playback experience may vary on any DVD collection
purchased. Every effort has been given to maintain true DVD quality,
but the customer understands and accepts that some level of
imperfection is present in each film and that level of imperfection
can vary significantly between films.


If they think this will keep the Warner Brothers, 20th Century Fox,
and other studio copyright lawyers off their back, they are sadly
mistaken. Avoid these DVD’s, since many of the titles are officially
available.

Cartoonguy

[cseguin]

It looks like at least one thing (the Copenhagen newsreel footage) is
taken from the Universal Benelux set.

Post by ***@aol.com
These are obviously bootlegs, and this company claims, in the About Us
All recordings included on our DVD-R collection discs have been
verified as being in the Public Domain. If you believe that you are
the copyright holder of any of the recordings advertised on this site,
please contact us with proof of ownership. If your claim is legitimate
the item(s) in question will be removed from sale.The
VintageTheatre.com does not claim or imply any ownership, lease, or
other hold over the materials sold or distributed through its site or
agents. All materials are of public domain, outside copyright
restrictions, or are original materials. No hold, license, or levy is
implied, held, or stated. Any misuse, misrepresentation, or
duplication of said products by the customer is not the responsibility
of TheVintageTheatre.com or any of its agents. Any DVD products sold
by
TheVintageTheatre.com are intended SOLELY for use in private viewing
in a home type environment. They are expressly prohibited from
rebroadcast or duplication. It is understood by the customer that all
of the DVD Collections sold by TheVintageTheatre.com have been
individually compiled from ORIGINAL FILM STOCK sources. These sources
have an inconsistent level of preservation associated with them. In
accordance, the playback experience may vary on any DVD collection
purchased. Every effort has been given to maintain true DVD quality,
but the customer understands and accepts that some level of
imperfection is present in each film and that level of imperfection
can vary significantly between films.
If they think this will keep the Warner Brothers, 20th Century Fox,
and other studio copyright lawyers off their back, they are sadly
mistaken. Avoid these DVD’s, since many of the titles are officially
available.
Cartoonguy