Eight Charged in Episode III Early Release

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Wednesday September 28, 2005 @08:32AM from the tommy-we-got-hosed dept.

ewhac writes "Earlier this year, an advance copy of 'Star Wars: Episode III' was released to the Internet a day before the film's official worldwide opening. Yesterday, the US Attorney handed down charges to the eight people believed responsible. Using forensic markers embedded in the advance-release "screeners," law enforcement were able to track down the leaked copy and the people who came in contact with it. As a result of the early release, Episode III only managed to earn $380 million at the box office."

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Fight bad content with good content by wheelbarrow · 2005-09-28 08:57 · Score: 1, Flamebait

I have a challenge for all of you guys who love to sneer about how Star Wars sucked and those of you that cheer for the pirates:

Become a content producer yourself. You sure as shit seem to know a lot about it. Your knowledge is so deep that you ought to easily be able to write, finance, direct, and distribute a film that is more popular. Go for it! What's stopping you?