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Do Australian Customs check for Pirated DVD's?

Well,I’m leaving for Australia tomorrow and I have a huge collection of yes pirated dvd’s ofcourse…and I’m so looking forward to watching them when I get there.But…I heard that somebody got fined up to $1,000 for each pirated DVD’s they have…I ‘m bringing a good 50 DVD’s but my husband brought like a dosen pirated dvd’s but he wasn’t stopped maybe because his australian BUT I’m NOT …maybe they’ll check me more than they check him…snap!!!and I’m on my own on this trip.Can’t tell my hubby to keep them in his case.So HAVE YOU EVER BEEN STOPPED FOR CARRYING PIRATED DVD”S??or you ever heard of anyone anywhere in the world or australia that has been fined for it…what about dog sniffing for pirated dvd’s ..do they have that too???

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Answer #1

Pirated D.V.D.’s are illegal in Australia, so if you are stopped you could get into trouble. A popular TV show over here is “Border Security” and one man was stopped and his D.V.D.’s were seized – they were Porno. ones , tho’. One thing, if you do bring any D.V.D.’s in from America, they may not play here in Australia as we use a different television system here. Some DVD players will convert the American system to Australian, but not all will. For instance, I had to “convert” our D.V.D. player to allow it to play discs from overseas.

Answer #2

Are you honestly going to try and be that stupid to take over pirated DVD’s to another country? Obviously you’ll get fined and in huge trouble.

If your husband wants them, let him carry it.

Answer #3

Oh SNAP THANX A LOT!!!I’m leaving that LOL!!maybe sell them before my plane leaves tomorrow…okay thanx a lot!

Answer #4

Dont bring them Australia is strict when it comes to customes a very popular show here is border security and you get pulle dup with very small things =-] but it is a good country

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