Movie critic caught selling titles to pirates

[Rob Williams]

Ever wonder how pirates get their hands on the latest movies before the public even gets to see them? One method has been revealed by Variety(subscription required). Movie critic Paul Sherman was arrested and charged with selling over 100 "screeners"—preview copies of movies on DVD handed out to reviewers—to various pirate and warez groups over the last few years.

So it doesn't look like it all stems from idiots in the back of theatres with a video camera. Take that and shove it MPAA.

http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20060623-7126.html

[ddrmaniacaaa]

That sucks for people trying to get their hands on new movies, but I was always the person to see it at midnight on opening night (i.e. Star Wars Episode III);)