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Oscar Screener Leak Traced
EvilLiberalGuy writes "CNN has an article about a leak of a screener copy of 'Something's Gotta Give'. They are reporting that 'visible and hidden markings on the videocassette copy on the Internet identify it as the one sent to Carmine Caridi, a film and television actor'. Apparently this didn't stop the leak from happening in this case, but will it result in actions against Caridi and make others think twice before leaking films to the net?"
"pronoun actor": an actor who is familiar but lacking a name (like Brian Dennehy). Carmen Caridi has been in a shitload of movies and I can't find a photo of him anywhere.
In case you are wondering who Carmine Caridi is here's the IMDB link. He plays a lot of Italian type roles. Well with a name like Carmen Caridi....
I certainly hope that this doesn't ruin his chances of reprising his role in the sequel to "KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park" (Oh you know you want it)
You know when I was a lad you could trust a policeman to get you to the church on time, but seems that now even 69 year old actors like Carmine Caridi can't be trusted not to digitize and upload screeners they get sent to the Internet.
These geriatric hooligans are ruining the Internet for the rest of us. The problem is they've got time on their hands, they retire and if they're not out on the streets selling drugs, they're at home violating copyrights on Kazaa.
Have they no shame!
I say bring back compulsory military service for the over 60s. They need a dose of good-old military discipline to whip them into shape. And if that doesn't work then cut off their supply of Tums.
Harsh I know, but it's the only language that they understand.
John.
It's only fitting that this guy was in such movies as "Life Sucks", "Runaways", and of course "Whacked"
I must ask....why would anyone WANT to pirate such a movie? If you're going to risk being exposed for leaking a movie...at least leak a movie worth downloading.
-T
I dont think this was an intentional copyright violation, someone probably just saw the words 'gotta give' labeled on the media and thought they were instructions.
At least when the sequal, "Dont copy this you theiving bastards", screeners become available the hole will be closed.
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Anyone caught with a downloaded copy of this movie shouldn't be punished. Seeing Diane Keaton naked is worse than anything the courts could come up with.
[the sound of imdb vicariously crashing as people try to figure out who Carmine Caridi is...]
Heh, for all we know, he got it in the mail and said "Ugh, another stupid AOL disc" and pitched it into the trash can where some dumpster diver scored it.
On another note, now that it's been an "inside copy" that got out, can the MPAA please quit running the anti-piracy ads before movies? And can they drop that stupid proposed law banning "video recording devices" in theatres?
Maybe Carmine Caridi knew that leaking a screener copy of 'Something's Gotta Give' would be the only chance someone is going to watch that movie anyway... ;-)
-virgo cluster
Perhaps this guy got a little mixed-up in acting class. "No, no, you're not trying to be infamous. You're trying to be famous!"
The Travelling Adventurer
-Caridi is a B-movie actor who has been in a ton of films, yet no one seems to have a picture of him, not even the IMDB.
-Caridi is given an advance copy of a movie. Now, perhaps this guy has more power than thought, but who gives an advance screening of a movie to a B-movie actor? Then again, when movies like Glitter and Gigli are leaked onto the Internet, who knows?
-Caridi is a 69 year-old man who allegedly had the knowledge to transfer a movie onto his computer and distribute it onto the Internet. My grandmother prints out e-mails and sends them via postal service to me. And I am supposed to believe this guy knows how to work video capture?
Add in other things like how bad the movie is and the unique tracking mechanisms, and one must seriously begin to wonder about the convenience of this discovery. Long live John Titor.
--Chag
Someone had to imprint those special markings? Ummm, if that person did their job imprinting the markings then copied the film then i think they deserve to be caught for stupidity reasons alone
Am I the only one that finds it "out of character" for a guy who will be 70 years old in 10 days to be the one that leaked the film?
Anyone remember Flo Fox? A seventy year old spamming grandmother. Those OAPs aren't as innocent as they look you know.
ajc.com appears to be down, but here's the Google cache copy
Allergy advice: Contains eggs.
MPAA: Carmen, buddy, how are you today?
Carmen: Stools a lil loose today. My hip still...
MPAA: Wonderful, fantastic! How about we strike a little deal?
Carmen: Speak into my good ear?
MPAA: Look, we'll lay it on the line. We spent all this money on this technology breakthrough and haven't seen a return on it. We've pissed off thousands of millions of fans with our red dots and fancy ways and we need you.
Carmen: Where do I come in?
MPAA: Quite frankly, we need a fall man. You've played in the Mob, you should remember.
Carmen: Ah yes, I can act well!
MPAA: Yeah, great. But we need someone to get into trouble so we can show the pirates of America that we mean business! And these dots will annoy future generations!
Carmen: I get to play a pirate? eh?
MPAA: We need you, I mean, you've made 1 movie in the last 5 years. How about it. You are perfect for our part!
Carmen: Where do I sign?
When modding "Informative", please make sure it both has a source and IS actually informative.
Who is it for Pete's sake?! How can you tease us like that?
He was in Godfather III, Nuff Said
Help fight continental drift.
Not really. The elderly often have problems with 'leaks'. Hence the need for a whole line of adult incontinence products.
"Nothing exists except atoms and empty space; everything else is opinion." - Democritus
There's some slick sh*t in modern industrial control systems
;)
Perhaps you guys need to be wearing some of your own products to keep that stuff out of the equipment...
(OP)I know for a fact that one of the major Hollywood talents has leaked his share of movies.
You know whose script was bootlegged and photocopied a zillion times? William Fucking Shatner's, that's who.
I thought we were discussing major Holywood talent?
Are we sure he wasn't in 'Pay it forward'?
You know what?
True, for we all know his talent mainly lies in music...
"You know whose script was bootlegged and photocopied a zillion times? William Fucking Shatner's, that's who."
"It's easy to find out who was the rightful owner of a script, screener, or whatever . . . but determining exactly who was responsible for releasing it into the wild is a bit more difficult."
KHAAAAAAAAAAN!!!!
"Oh, and the encoding methods weren't exactly common knowledge. I was the only TNG cast member who read 2600 and TAP, if you get my drift."
:)
Oh this is fantastic, I knew I was right! Back in Middle school, a teacher discovered my friends and I hacking around the school network (Full root, and Admin accounts at 12 years old, w00t!).
My teacher tried to use Star Trek as a moral argument, and said that starfleet officers would never hack into someones computer. I said that Ensign Crusher would, and he gave me a detention!
But only now, after learning that Mr. Crusher was reading the same issues of 2600 I was, do I know the full injustice done to me