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Indiana Jones Gets Robbed
HotChk101 writes "Over 2000 production stills, plenty of sensitive paperwork including a complete production budget breakdown, possibly the script from Indiana Jones 4 and multiple computers were stolen from Steven Spielberg's Universal Studio office.
The thief started contacting multiple entertainment websites including TMZ.com and offering the stolen goods for a sum of $2000.00."
"Indiana Jones and the Raiders of Indiana Jones"
Who is this guy, Dr. Evil?
One word: moron
One more word: lawsuit
Don't be surprised when they find this guy lying dead in his bed in his apartment, having been killed by whip-wielding maniac...
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Again we see that there is nothing you can possess which I cannot take away.
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Misery loves company. Online misery loves unsuspecting random strangers.
"and I want... TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS!"
"Uh, really? OK, sure."
"So once again, Jones, what was briefly yours is now mine."
...misplaced his decimal point.
I'm ready to pay that price to make sure there is no jarjar or ewok-like caracter in the film, and if needed, the double to make sure Lucas is no longer involved in any artistic part of the production.
We'll see. If the charges are dropped, then I say it was a marketing ploy. If not, well, then just a really stupid thief.
A) One guy makes multiple trips back and forth to carry all this stuff... unless he's superman and can carry multiple computers.
B) A group of guys gets past security. One guy getting past I can see, but an entire group getting past should make it easier to catch them.
Has anyone given any thought to this being a publicity stunt? I mean, the information has yet to be leaked and for $2000, I would bet plenty of people would have found a way to get into contact with this guy and purchase it for themselves.
Something just seems unbelievable here.
A very similar thing happened to Coppola a few days back:
http://www.zap2it.com/movies/news/zap-coppolascriptburgled,0,3773984.story
Uh-huh... because only real go-getters are watching TV in the middle of the day when The Price is Right comes on.
I have seen the future, and it is inconvenient.
Spielberg first realized the script had been stolen after the security system's boulder had crashed through the Universal Studios cafeteria earlier that day.
Ergonomica Auctorita Illico!
it's copyright infringement. Oh, darn it. Wrong story.
But no one else knows it yet! what an idiot :P
He is not an archaeologist, he is a treasure hunter...just ask any archaeologist.
That's like saying Jaws is a nerd/geek flick. Or the Godfather. Yes, good movies but they are embraced by the general culture, not nerd/geek culture.
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No. You are a thief from the moment you commit the crime. The media will say "alleged" because they don't want to make a judgement, especially if doing so can get them sued.
Further, if there was a theft, then it was committed by a thief. Since they haven't accused someone, there is no alleged thief, but since someone did it, there is a thief.
Of course, some have said that it is an alleged theft, because it may have been an authorized publicity stunt, so it may not have been stealing. (Though there would be an issue with filing a false police report or something like that.)
put a high price tag on it, and watch the buyers flock. Try giving kittens away. Its hard, because when people evaluate if they should take one of your kittens, they will think of the problems of owning a cat. Now try selling kittens for 100$ each. Its about as hard as giving them away because the cost will draw attention away from the other problems, but it will also earn you money.
Same applies here. For 2000$, the big issue for the buyer is that he's buying something illegal that might actually not contain anything really interesting. For 200 000$, the big issue is to get the cash.
By the time Raiders IV is released, $2000 will get you a movie ticket and a small popcorn.
It's not a lie. It's the truth with lossy compression.
You already mentioned Lara Croft!
...so I'm getting a kick...
/less/ suspicious in that environment than wandering around with nothing in hand.
No, really, once you're past the front gate, it is absolutely astonishing how little security there is. Unless you're obviously over-the-top out of place (like, say, streaking, maybe), people just leave you alone--and hauling a cart full of equipment back and forth to the parking lot is actually
I mean, just imagine what a nightmare a facility like that would be if they stopped and questioned everyone pushing a loaded dolly.
Fortunately, everything was backed up on Francis Ford Coppollas hard drive.
Oh, shit.
I HAVE CUBIC WISDOM THAT TRANSCENDS AND CONTRADICTS ONE DAY GODS
Obligatory:
"I'm holding this ransom, for two, THOUSAND, dollars!"
"actually sir, $2,000 by today's standards isn't that much..."
"ok, two, THOUSAND.... Million, dollars!"
Whether or not there is some sort of god, I'm not supposed to say/god is a word and the argument ends there-Smog
I hate those guys.
The days of the digital watch are numbered.
Small? You mean extra medium right?
What if Tetris was invented by Nazis?
they lost the plot, then?
Raiders IV? I wasn't aware of a Raiders II or III.
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I'm sorry. I don't mean to be rude, but I read Slashdot because I don't have time to read a dozen articles about nonsense. I instead read a quick summary and fire off a comment if it strikes me as worth it. I've done so for many years, and will continue to do so.
You mean you're actually proud enough of spouting your mouth off in ignorance to defend it as the superior option to either (a) shutting up or (b) doing a little reading? Give this man a management position! He's obviously more important that the people who read his words.
There's not much I can do about that without adding a 25th hour to the day.
You know what would save even more time -- not posting. With all that not posting, you might actually find the time to read something -- especially if you're posting replies to other people's replies to your posts.
Yeesh... What a disgustingly indolent and contemptuous attitude does it take to not be a little ashamed of being wrong because you didn't do your homework? I know I often shoot my mouth off on Slashdot without having read the article, but at least I have the humility to be a little ashamed when I'm caught at it and not fire off a comment about how I can't be bothered with it.
If it's for-profit but free, you're not the customer -- you're the product (e.g., the Slashdot Beta's "audience").