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Star Wars Ahead of Schedule
ABC wrote in to say that Matt Drudge has
article saying that 60 Minutes will have a sneak preview
for Star Wars, the Phantom Menace on Sunday with some new
clips.
Not nearly as scary as the rumors floating around that some
company in Amsterdam has a bootleg 5 1/2 hour unedited cut
of the flick and will be airing it soon. Anyone have info
that isn't in dutch?
It's really reassuring to know that some slashdotters do indeed appreciate intellectual property, and aren't hell-bent on tearing down the system by which productive work is rewarded - the system upon which our society runs.
I, for one, will be in that theatre on May 19, cheering along as the camera pans down from a starscape onto Naboo... or whatever fabulous world Lucas chooses to throw our way this time.
It's going to be one hell of a ride. Pay for it! Talk about bang for the buck...
Just like everything else, the carefully crafted ideas in a movie belong to someone, in this case George Lucas (and his legions of employees). The fact that there might be a 4+ hour uncut version of the Phantom Menace really shouldn't make you want to go find it-- it seems to me that the proper response would be for you to be appalled.
I know as someone who works in the computer industry, intellectual property is extremely important to me (especially in software, where it's all ideas). If someone were to somehow come in here (especially a "fan") and steal the alpha version of our flagship product, I'd be extremely annoyed.
I think that we all owe it to George Lucas to all convene in some movie theater on May 19th and see his film (and shell out the money), because frankly, he deserves it. Let's show the film industry that we appreciate quality movies so they'll stop releasing crappy ones like "Wing Commander."
Andrew