January 14, 2004

Researching the 2004 Oscar Screeners

Andy Baio does some serious searching to reveal that all but one of the Oscar screeners have been leaked to the internet, not just the two the Academy think are out there.

Update: FBI Makes Arrest in Internet Movie Piracy Case

See also: The First Screener Video Appears | Now, there's a third screener

December 5, 2003: Federal Judge Imposes A Preliminary Injunction Against The MPAA, Preventing It From Implementing A Ban Against Distributing Screener Copies Of Films To Movie Critics And Industry Voters Out Of Movie Piracy Fears. ANTIDOTE INT'L FILMS, ET AL. v. MOTION PICTURE ASS'N OF AMERICA (2003) [pdf] [AP story here]


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