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Eight Charged in Episode III Early Release

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on 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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  1. Sorry by RingDev · · Score: 0, Troll

    I'm out of mod points, but that is so true.

    -Rick

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  2. Leaking Star Wars? What farking losers... by xxxJonBoyxxx · · Score: 0, Troll

    Leaking Star Wars 3/6/whatever? What farking losers. Now if they can get an advance copy of BSG season 3, I'd pay for that.

  3. It was INDUSTRY GREED that reduced profits by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Funny how capitalists always BLAME THE LITTLE GUY
    instead of their own greed. For indeed it was
    their avarice that has led to the horrible system
    by which movies are developed, unlike in the old days
    when films were written by staff writers who had
    JOB SECURITY.

  4. Re:Um... It was still wrong by multiplexo · · Score: -1, Troll
    As a result of the early release, Episode III only managed to earn $380 million at the box office.

    Nice editorializing there. Yeah, the movie made a boatload of money. That does not change the fact that the people who screened the movie violated the agreement under which they received the screener copies.

    Is there a "-1 humorless fuckstick" mod? No, pity, because there should be one for posts such as this one.

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