the Dark Night cost 104 million to produce/can/distribute to the theatre.

the Dark Night, (as of this post) has grossed 1.3 billion dollars already.

I proactively file share 120gb/mo of copyrighted material, SPECIFICALLY copyrighted to the MAFIAA.

the indie stuff, we all pay for, kinda part of the ‘pirate code’, we buy the apps/music/videos from our brethren, we have morals.

Eat my shorts Dan ‘The Joker’ Glickman, you tard, oh and btw, Star Trek XI is already on the file sharing networks, so, have a nice day.

stw

heres how I see it going down.

a) movie gets leaked (from insider, again), MAFIAA has a shit fit because their perfectly orchestrated circus act of publicity leading up to the release is totally derailed.
b) fuck, shit, fuck.. instead of our well planned bullshit, we gotta come up with some other bullshit before people find out the previews are great, but the movie fucking sucks.
c) have a press conference to bullshit the media that there ‘will be over 400 different endings, showcasing different endings in different countries’, and the ever favorite, default fallback bullshit, ‘the workprint is NOTHING like the final movie, there is still alot of scenes to add yet’.
d) fire that fuck at Fox who had the balls to download it and write a review on the movie. (he even wrote a bullshittly good review!) (bullshit like? sp?)
e) get Jack to go on record at a press conference backing our bullshit up with some of his own bullshit, ad nauseam…
f) get the bitches we pay off at CNN, NYT et al, to run this shit before everyone finds out the movie sucks.
g) cry rape because the movie ONLY opened @ 40 million, instead of like Iron Man @ 100 million. all the while comparing a GOOD movie to a 38% acceptable rating movie.
h) shit, fuck, motherfucker… fucking sheeple found out the movie sucked before we could fleece enough of them.
i) fuck it, blame piracy.

I won’t look at it.

But if a friend downloads it and asks me to watch one night would i? Maybe or maybe not. I won’t go out of my way for it.

Is that a lost sale?

The funny thing is, I don’t think any of us are upset that they are raking in millions upon millions of dollars (after all, they are the ones who risked investing millions to make the movie, promote it, etc.). But the fact that they are being dicks about it and trashing the people who still want to see the movie, just stirs the pot and pisses thousands of potential customers off enough for them just to download it and stay away from theaters.

Back to the tin-foil Tilley … ”

Not at all.
Why else do you think that the source of the leak .. which has to
be an insider is never mentioned or pursued ?

Back to the tin-foil Tilley …

True, true! But they are losing billions of nickels smearing their politicians

btw – here’s a link about the “maulkorb” (muzzle) for journalists who had to watch wolverine in germany a few days before the release. Sorry – only in german language.

http://www.heise.de/tp/blogs/6/136468

That may be part of the REAL reason, but it isn’t nearly as dramatic when buying laws as
screaming about nonexistent financial devastation.

They know they are not losing a dime.
We know they are not losing a dime.
The politicians they buy know they aren’t losing a dime.

As long as money continues to go to the right hands, facts will be ignored.

Thats strange! I got to see Star Trek 2 – 3 weeks before the release date & the studio rep encouraged everyone to write a blog about it & actually asked for positive / negative comments.

Incidentally, they had the whole metal detector, phones confiscated at the door circus. I was going to wear my pirate bay shirt, but didnt want to risk been not admitted!!!!