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I think what "isthisLOL?" is saying is that no one gets hurt when the person doing the copying wouldn't have bought it anyway. I'll admit copying something is a bit different from stealing a physical copy (like a CD). What it is is intellectual property theft. Once someone has a copy of something, there is less of a need (with the exception of collectors) for that person to obtain a legally purchased copy. The IP on the disc is devalued.
Someone earlier in the thread brought up the anime industry, which has now shrunk to practically nothing in the U.S. because so many fans moved to free downloads. You can say anime was too expensive, you can say the companies were too slow to react to a changing market, but you can't say it didn't have a pretty major impact.
ANYWAY, my blu-ray box arrived today, so I look forward to checking it out this weekend! I didn't buy the previous clip collection or her more recent CD releases so this wasn't an unnecessary double dip for me.
Also, for the person who asked, the overseas version DVD will probably not be playable in a European player unless the player is region-free and can handle NTSC video. The DVD will be region 3 locked.
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