Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Or for those that don't speak Latin, "Who will watch the watchmen?"
Just how fast do the yet-to-be-released-on-DVD movies that are handed out as screeners for consideration in the Academy Awards end up on P2P file-sharing networks?
Fast.
Out of 26 nominated films, an incredible 23 films are already available in DVD quality on nomination day, ripped either from the screeners or the retail DVDs. This is the highest percentage since I started tracking.
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The average time from the time screeners are received by Academy members to its leak online is 6 days.
Will all the bluster and noise that the MPAA makes about online file-sharing and how it's killing their business model, even members of the Academy itself can't wait an entire week before they share movies online with others.
(And BTW, the only correct answer (IMO) for title question is "EGO ipse custodiae custodies": I myself guard the guardians.)
Just how fast do the yet-to-be-released-on-DVD movies that are handed out as screeners for consideration in the Academy Awards end up on P2P file-sharing networks?
Fast.
Out of 26 nominated films, an incredible 23 films are already available in DVD quality on nomination day, ripped either from the screeners or the retail DVDs. This is the highest percentage since I started tracking.
...
The average time from the time screeners are received by Academy members to its leak online is 6 days.
Will all the bluster and noise that the MPAA makes about online file-sharing and how it's killing their business model, even members of the Academy itself can't wait an entire week before they share movies online with others.
(And BTW, the only correct answer (IMO) for title question is "EGO ipse custodiae custodies": I myself guard the guardians.)
This entry was posted by Kevin Creighton, on
2.04.2009.
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