p2pnet news | p2p:- The Simpsons Movie was online via the P2P networks mere hours after its official release in the US, kicking off what’s surely to become a saga.

The appearance non-official versions don’t, however, seem to have done anything to seriously impair earnings.

The Simpsons has already raked in $71.8 million domestically to become the third-highest opening weekend ever for an animated film, say reports.

But, “it’s being claimed that the Czech Republic’s international reputation has been damaged by the leak,” or at least some of them, Torrentfreak in Holland, also saying Fox has promised measures will be taken by the ‘tightening up’ of movie distribution in the country.

“The Czech dubbed version of The Simpsons Movie made it to BitTorrent trackers a few hours after its world premiere, followed by a Pirate Bay celebration,” says the story, going on:

Due to the Czech Republic screening movie premieres on Thursdays, the Czech fans were amongst the first people worldwide to watch the movie.”

The Bontonfilm company – the official Czech distributor of the movie – was apparently a bit surprised when a CAM version of the movie made it to various torrent sites including the Czech tracker MegaTorrent.cz and Sweden’s The Pirate Bay, just a few hours after its premiere.

As for quality, it’s a typical CAM version. People who have already seen this copy are saying that sound quality is satisfying for a CAM version.

But, says TorrentFreak, English speakers are out of luck because the CAM flick is is dubbed in Czech with no subtitles.

There are, however, plenty of good and bad quality English language versions floating around.

Meanwhile, in Europe, “The makers of The Simpsons movie have shunned the tried and tested ways of advertising the film,” says ITV. “They have chosen a small group of partner companies to run promotions, so there has not been any television advertising.”

This includes a 180-foot chalk Homee next to the 17th Century chalk fertility symbol in Cerne Abbas, Dorset.

Will the local authority now demand the huge Homer non-erectus is deleted, as did its counterpart Tandridge District Council when a naked poll dancer appeared on the runway path to Gatwick Airport?

Definitely stay tuned.

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Also See:
P2P networks – MPAA sues Bart Simpson: ‘downloader’, July 30, 2007
Torrentfreak – FOX Threatens Measures After The Simpsons Movie Leak, July 28, 2007
ITV – Undercover advertising for The Simpsons, July 29, 2007
naked poll dancer – Gatwick Airport’s naked pole dancer, June 15, 2007

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