Tuesday, February 8, 2005
How Many 2005 Oscar-Nominated Films Are Online Already?
Posted by Suhit Gupta in "THOUGHT" @ 09:24 AM
"Last year, I published some not-too-surprising research that revealed all but one Oscar-nominated film leaked onto the Internet. Let's see if the industry's evolving efforts to plug the leaks were any more effective this year. Below is a list of every Oscar-nominated film, excluding foreign language and documentary categories, with the date of US theatrical release and the first date the industry screener was leaked to the Internet. The results? Out of 30 movies, all but five screener copies were leaked online by pirate groups."
Are you surprised by these results? I was wondering what people's thoughts are on this subject. Obviously there are those (many) who download these movies which is why there is such a big market for it. But for those of you, like me, who either pay money to watch it in the theatre or wait until it is legitimately out on DVD, what are your thoughts on the subject?
Are you surprised by these results? I was wondering what people's thoughts are on this subject. Obviously there are those (many) who download these movies which is why there is such a big market for it. But for those of you, like me, who either pay money to watch it in the theatre or wait until it is legitimately out on DVD, what are your thoughts on the subject?
