Hi everybody;
my problem is, I just bought the Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl 2-disc blu-ray with a DVD disc as a combo pack all three disc in same case with a slip cover under UPC 786936812541.  When I was making my contribution I found the same UPC but with a different cover only 2-disc blu-ray and no slip cover. I made my changes and updated the covers only to find out that it was a child of upc 786936812343 Pirates of the Caribbean: 7-Disc Trilogy Collection. My questions are why does 2 different versions of the same movie one a child with only 2-disc and one a combo have the same upc. and which one should be using the upc to be added to the database. I know the boxset child was first in the database but shouldn't the combo use the upc and the children use the disc id????  This problem is true for all three Pirates of the Caribbean movies that was just released.

Majdad

The 2 are not the same, they have different cover scans the child shows 2-disc blu-ray and the serperate ones shows 2-disc blu-ray + DVD on the back the child shows 2-Disc Blu-ray and the combo shows 3-disc combo pack. they are 2 different versions with the same upc.

It's not true that the box set came "first". The box set came on the same day as the individual titles were for sale. March 1st.
The only thing that was "first" is that it was entered in the database in a specific order, which is beside the point.

One crucial thing I think we have to consider is, was it per the rules to remove the sticker that says "Not for individual sale"?
Practically, these box set discs don't have UPC's. I think they were reserved for the individual releases.
So the UPC's for the box set discs are invalid, the moment we remove the stickers.
The purpose of the stickers was to remove the UPC's, I'd think.
I mean, it is still not OK to sell these titles individually, and that's what it's all about.

So let me get this straight...

The argument against having the original scanned covers in the DB, is..

It is not the way they were presented for sale.  By Walt Disney Home Entertainment/Buena Vista Distribution covering up the UPC labels with "Not intended for individual Sale", it invalidates the UPC entry for the individual releases within the box set, and should therefore be entered via disc profile, or the individual profiler keeping it local.

While, there might be an argument to this, considering WDSHE may be considering a re-release of the UPC, without the DVD included, at a later date. I really in the end, cannot justify that argument. 

Even though people that have the 2bd+DVD set may not like it.  it is still a valid release for that UPC.

We cannot start picking and choosing based upon a persons personal choice, in the current program environment we have.  This is one of the reasons that we can keep our own images in our local (I have many images that don't match the online profile).

Until the program changes, there just isn't any way of doing it, that will make everybody happy (there was a discussion about "The Shadow", how it should be the current DVD packaging instead of the jewel case that it originally came in).  The rules state, first release image, and if 2 or more (think "Sin City") come out at the same time, then the first in gets priority.  It is the way it must be.

Sorry, the way I see it.  And just so people know, I have the 2BD+DVD releases

Charlie