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[ EEPI-Discuss ] New "Star Wars" Film Already on the Internet



http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/internet/05/19/star.wars.piracy.reut/index.html

LONDON, England (Reuters) 

... "Star Wars: Episode III -- Revenge of the Sith" has been leaked onto
a major file-sharing network just hours after opening in theatres, ...

At least two copies of the film, which was first shown in theatres
in the early hours of Thursday, have been posted to the BitTorrent
file-sharing network ...

... one print was leaked on Wednesday before the film was even released
in theatres. The movie was time-stamped, suggesting it may have come
from within the industry rather than from someone who videotaped an
advance screening.

...

--Lauren--
Lauren Weinstein
lauren@pfir.org or lauren@vortex.com or lauren@eepi.org
Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800
http://www.pfir.org/lauren
Co-Founder, PFIR 
  - People For Internet Responsibility - http://www.pfir.org
Co-Founder, EEPI 
  - Electronic Entertainment Policy Initiative - http://www.eepi.org
Moderator, PRIVACY Forum - http://www.vortex.com
Member, ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy
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