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Since it stamps all footage with the serial number, how is this device going to be useful to anyone?

by proee 16y ago

joeguilmette 16y ago
perhaps it was stolen by someone who does not know its value?
davidcollantes 16y ago
Industrial espionage would not care about that. They are after something else.
- Bud 16y ago
  This comment seems right on target. This was stolen so somebody can duplicate the technology and learn from it. This won't be fenced.
  - winfred 16y ago
    That's quite obviously the case. A normal burglar will always try his best to avoid breaking and entering in a house where people are at home.
    - rdl 16y ago
      Actually, I'd bet on just random theft from obviously absurdly rich people staying in the Alps over the holidays. If this were industrial theft, I would have gotten in/out faster (without going for wallets). Also I don't think the kind of professional thief you'd engage to do an industrial theft would want to risk robbing a house full of people unless there were no better options. The question is what does the first level fence do once he receives this -- he'll search on google and see what it is, and it will be obviously impossible to sell. He could try to fence it to a competitor for industrial espionage, unless he had existing contacts at Red's competitors (who? Sony?), they'd probably refuse or contact the police. The safest bet is probably to destroy it, unfortunately.
      - covercash 16y ago
        >The safest bet is probably to destroy it, unfortunately. Or keep it for home movies. Hey honey, I'm shooting the birth of our son in 5k, I hope you don't mind...
      - Someone 16y ago
        Safest, yes, but probably not the economical thing to do. Pass it through five or six hands or so, and it could end up with someone who has a watertight alibi and 'found it in an alley', and returned it for the finder's fee.
- mhb 16y ago
  So why not wait a few months and buy one?
  - ZachPruckowski 16y ago
    The RED One has been out 3-4 years. The EPIC will likely not be the top-of-the-line camera for more than 3-4 years either. So a 6 month head-start is fairly large.
- quizbiz 16y ago
  I'm not so worried about a competitor getting hold of this camera. If they did, I'm quite sure they would call us and return it... right after they said "we can't believe you actually did this!". http://reduser.net/forum/showpost.php?p=701458&postcount=30

Since it stamps all footage with the serial number, how is this device going to be useful to anyone?

by proee 16y ago

Since it stamps all footage with the serial number, how is this device going to be useful to anyone?

joeguilmette 16y ago

perhaps it was stolen by someone who does not know its value?

davidcollantes 16y ago

Industrial espionage would not care about that. They are after something else.

Bud 16y ago
This comment seems right on target. This was stolen so somebody can duplicate the technology and learn from it. This won't be fenced.
- winfred 16y ago
  That's quite obviously the case. A normal burglar will always try his best to avoid breaking and entering in a house where people are at home.
  - rdl 16y ago
    Actually, I'd bet on just random theft from obviously absurdly rich people staying in the Alps over the holidays. If this were industrial theft, I would have gotten in/out faster (without going for wallets). Also I don't think the kind of professional thief you'd engage to do an industrial theft would want to risk robbing a house full of people unless there were no better options. The question is what does the first level fence do once he receives this -- he'll search on google and see what it is, and it will be obviously impossible to sell. He could try to fence it to a competitor for industrial espionage, unless he had existing contacts at Red's competitors (who? Sony?), they'd probably refuse or contact the police. The safest bet is probably to destroy it, unfortunately.
    - covercash 16y ago
      >The safest bet is probably to destroy it, unfortunately. Or keep it for home movies. Hey honey, I'm shooting the birth of our son in 5k, I hope you don't mind...
    - Someone 16y ago
      Safest, yes, but probably not the economical thing to do. Pass it through five or six hands or so, and it could end up with someone who has a watertight alibi and 'found it in an alley', and returned it for the finder's fee.
mhb 16y ago
So why not wait a few months and buy one?
- ZachPruckowski 16y ago
  The RED One has been out 3-4 years. The EPIC will likely not be the top-of-the-line camera for more than 3-4 years either. So a 6 month head-start is fairly large.
quizbiz 16y ago
I'm not so worried about a competitor getting hold of this camera. If they did, I'm quite sure they would call us and return it... right after they said "we can't believe you actually did this!". http://reduser.net/forum/showpost.php?p=701458&postcount=30