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Wolverine Film Leaked a Month Before Release
hansamurai writes "The FBI are investigating the leak of an almost finished copy of X-Men Origins: Wolverine a month before the film's cinema release. The movie was reported to have been downloaded several hundred thousand times and has since been 'removed.' Viewers have called the movie incomplete, missing some special effects and music. Fox and the MPAA are still upset, though, but say the copy is forensically marked and can be traced to the leak. The film is due out May 1st in the United States, and the leaked copy is marked March 2nd."
Yep, you missed it.
For the first and only time, something that has "leaked" to the internet has been completely and utterly removed from it. You need to be quicker next time.
May 1st - March 2nd = 1.97 months. Is "round towards zero" the new fad?
Reverse Streisand? I assume that's like the Reverse Cowgirl, only more horrific?
(lulz jk I know about the Streisand Effect. That's when she turns into a giant mechanical monster and battles Sidney Portier and Robert Smith)
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my torrent download is screaming fast now
Jesus saves souls and redeems them for valuable cash prizes
Hehe, I like to think it went down like this...
MPAA: THE NEW WOLVERINE FILM HAS BEEN LEAKED!!!
FBI: Okay. [Frank, turn that off] We've made a note of it. [seriously... no they're on the phone. yes the mpaa. What? No, they're on the phone right now!] Just one second. [Damn did you see him just rip that guy open... no, no let it play a bit now] Ahem, yes so we're on the case! [I can't wait to see what the effects are going to look like] We will umm, let you know when we find something.
FBI: Hello FBI?
MPAA: THE NEW WOLVERINE FILM HAS BEEN LEAKED
FBI: Wrong number. *Hangs up*
"Shit, there's a leak in project Wolverine. Quick, call agent Manghetto! And put me with the president."
"Mr. Obama?"
"No, the real president. Doctor Doomsday!"
That is right, paying workers a fair wage is communist!
There is nothing wrong with choosing someone for their tits.
I hate to ruin it for you, but he dies in the end.
-- I was raised on the command line, bitch
cough*Proxy*cough
The MPAA/FOX may very well have their eyes on those seeder and peer lists.
I'll take anyone's bet to the otherwise. I have absolute confidence that all the peers in that torrent that have a flimsy ISP will get an email in a week.
Comcast stands their ground, right? Right!?
/franticly loads up killdisk, shreds burned DVDs.
Posts not to be taken literally. Almost everything is sarcasm.
If it was removed from the interwebs, It is entirely possible this torrent may be set up by the MPAA/Fox to trap such seeders and peers...
Stupidity only gets you so far, then you've gotta try
Did you really just log into slashdot and shit-talk Natalie Portman? Really? Sure, she needed some polish back in The Professional and I cried after watching Star Wars: Episode I (and not because of the emotional scenes). But man, I could forgive Natalie for anything.
That said, overall I agree. I keep trying to like Dollhouse but I just can't get past the acting... Movies recently (Watchmen excepted) have been just as painful.
He's getting rather old, but he's a good mouse.
We should all go see it in theaters so we would have proof that piracy encourages revenue.
I never understood the phrase to begin with. It's not like once the cat is out of the bag you can't put it back in.
My wife has two cats that I routinely track down and punish when they've scratched on something they shouldn't or whatever. Cats are not some ephmereal animaal that's impossible to catch or something. It might mean moving furniture or burning down a stand of vegetation, but they are catchable and it's often entertaining to do so.
Kelly: Winds are up to 30 moofs.
TV producer: That's miles per hour, you idiot!
If she isn't naked and petrified with a bowl of hot grits, Slashdotters are by and large not interested.
OH NO!
An EMAIL!
You mean they'll have their eyes on the IPs of those seeders and peers... Those of us not physically at the street address of said IP are pretty much in the clear. Gotta love WEP.
There is nothing wrong with choosing someone for their tits.
Wait, I skipped a couple of posts. Are we still talking about Obama?
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As Jeff from Coupling would suggest - that's what fast forward was invented for. "...you tend to fast forward if anyone's dressed. Sometimes I forget and do that with proper films. I can get through a lot of movies in an evening. "
The MPAA downloaded a copy, thereby reducing the number of copies available.
Of course he's not the hero. He's the bloody Dark Knight.
You are using English. Please learn the difference between loose and lose; they're, there, and their; your and you're.
That's stealing!
"Believe me!" -- Donald Trump
Ha ha ha ha ha!
It is the top movie on The "Bay's" top 100 list, with over 20,000 seeders
Achievement Unlocked: "Whoosh"
The MPAA downloaded them all. All of the copies.