The NY Times reports on the leak of an unfinished copy of X-Mens Origins: Wolverine, a much-anticipated film set for theatrical release on May 1st. As was the case with virtually every Oscar-nominated film, it is not unauthorized camcording that is responsible, but rather an insider leak.
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People Flocking to the Movies
TechDirt notes a NY Times article on record ticket sales at the movie theatres this year, reminding yet again on the overstated claims of movie piracy.
Montreal Man Convicted Under Anti-Camcording Law
A Montreal man has been sentenced to 24 months probation and will be required to complete 120 hours of community service for camcording the film "Dan in Real Life" at a Montreal movie theatre. Under terms of the probation Hache is prohibited from entering a movie theatre, associating with anyone […]
Pirating the 2009 Oscars
Waxy posts data on the availability of unauthorized copies of Oscar-nominated movies. The site finds that virtually all movies have been posted to file sharing networks and that the source for almost all of those movies are screener copies distributed by the studios, not poor quality camcorded copies that the […]
B.C. Police Arrest Man For Pirating DVDs
B.C. police have arrested a man engaged in the production and sale of infringing DVDs.