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Paramount Pictures To Release Film On Bittorrent

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the bet-it-sucks dept.

TheyreNotTheir writes "In a little over two months time, the long-awaited horror movie The Tunnel will receive its world premiere. Rather than a traditional theatrical release, the movie – which is set in abandoned real-life tunnels under Sydney, Australia – will make its debut online for free with BitTorrent. Simultaneously it will be released on physical DVD, to be distributed by Hollywood giant Paramount Pictures."

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  1. MPAA will not care by Drakkenmensch · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Smart money says people still end up in court being sued for distributing it anyway.

  2. Re:Putyour money were your mouth is! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Interesting

    BOARDROOM, INT. DAYTIME

    Henchman 1: I know! Let's release a piss poor movie on BitTorrent, asking for donations. When it fails we'll prove it's a failed model!
    MPAA Bossman: Brilliant! But... which movie shall we release?
    Henchman 1: ???
    Henchman 2: ???
    Henchman 3: ???
    MPAA Bossman: Ha ha, you should see the looks on your faces. *throws a dart at the board* They're all piss poor!
    All: Huzzah!

  3. Re:Will it leak? by Seumas · · Score: 5, Interesting

    The more important question is - how will you know it's okay to download it? I mean, what differentiates one movie on bit torrent versus another? It sounds like this just muddies things. After all, if one movie is okay to download on bit torrent (and I don't know what would identify it as being authorized to download by the copyright holder when you're looking at a torrent index) and a movie that isn't?