• X-Men Origins: Wolverine pirate to serve a year in prison
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[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/qczJZ.jpg[/IMG] [release]A New York man who admitted illegally uploading to the Internet a pirated, nearly final “workprint” copy of the movie “[B]X-Men Origins: Wolverine[/B]” was sentenced this afternoon to one year in federal prison. Gilberto Sanchez, 49, who resides in The Bronx and who used screen names that were variations on “skillz,” was sentenced by United States District Judge Margaret M. Morrow, who described the offense as “extremely serious.” In addition to the prison term, Judge Morrow imposed one year of supervised release and numerous computer restrictions. “The federal prison sentence handed down in this case sends a strong message of deterrence to would-be Internet pirates,” said United States Attorney André Birotte Jr. “The Justice Department will pursue and prosecute persons who seek to steal the intellectual property of this nation.” Sanchez “uploaded the workprint more than one month before theatrical release, he has a prior conviction for a similar offense, he had been regularly uploading pirated movies for four or five years, and did not appear remorseful after charges were brought,” prosecutors wrote in a sentencing memorandum. Sanchez pleaded guilty in March to one count of uploading a copyrighted work being prepared for commercial distribution. When he pleaded guilty, Sanchez admitted that he uploaded a “workprint” copy of the copyrighted “[B]X-Men Origins: Wolverine[/B]” to [url]www.Megaupload.com[/url] in March 2009, about one month before the motion picture was released in theaters. After uploading the Wolverine movie, Sanchez publicized the upload by posting links on two publicly available websites, so that anyone who clicked on the links would have access to the movie and be able to download it. Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation owns the copyright to the movie. “Although Fox was able to get defendant’s Wolverine Workprint removed from his Megaupload account within approximately one day, by then, the damage was done and the film had proliferated like wildfire throughout the Internet, resulting in up to millions of infringements,” prosecutors said in court documents. This case is the result of an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.[/release] [url]http://www.deadline.com/2011/12/wolverine-pirate-to-serve-year-in-prison/[/url]
Wow. Are fines not enough anymore?
[QUOTE=Rong;33807049] “The federal prison sentence handed down in this case sends a strong message of deterrence to would-be Internet pirates,” said United States Attorney André Birotte Jr. [/QUOTE] more like don't be an idiot and admit to it
[QUOTE=squids_eye;33807068]Wow. Are fines not enough anymore?[/QUOTE] Did you read the article? it's not some random pirate. it's the guy who uploaded the movie weeks before the theatrical release and caused that big shit storm of everyone seeing it ahead of time and fox flipping out. I'm sure it had some sort of impact on box office... but really I'd probably care more if the movie wasn't such shit.
[QUOTE=squids_eye;33807068]Wow. Are fines not enough anymore?[/QUOTE] This is actually theft, not piracy. He deserves everything he gets.
I don't know, I feel pretty robbed after seeing that movie.
[QUOTE=An Armed Bear;33807260]I don't know, I feel pretty robbed after seeing that movie.[/QUOTE] One of the worst movies I ever seen. Still, quite a harsh sentence regardless if he uploaded it a month before.
[QUOTE=Jsm;33807198]This is actually theft, not piracy. He deserves everything he gets.[/QUOTE] But, but, but, no loss of physical copy! Yeah, he's a dick and deserves it.
The game was better. [editline]20th December 2011[/editline] This video is accurate [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yt8hUX3NQM8[/media]
[QUOTE=Jsm;33807198]This is actually theft, not piracy.[/QUOTE] Interesting..I always thought piracy was comparable with that
[QUOTE=Rong;33807353]Interesting..I always thought piracy was comparable with that[/QUOTE] No, we have this bullshit idea that you need a physical copy for it to be theft.
He was a good crew member
..I liked that movie :(
[QUOTE=Rong;33807049]Gilberto Sanchez, 49, who resides in The Bronx and who used screen names that were variations on “skillz,”[/QUOTE] Queer.
[QUOTE=Spacewolf;33807423]..I liked that movie :([/QUOTE] Well to each his own. I myself got a quite pissed when[sp] Deadpool showed up WITH HIS MOUTH SEWN UP. He's "The merc with a mouth" damnit![/sp] Of course the rest of the movie wasn't much better, but... God damn that got me.
at least its not 10 or 20 years like some bigot judges
[QUOTE=Rong;33807353]Interesting..I always thought piracy was comparable with that[/QUOTE] I personally (and a lot of other people it seems) associate piracy with copyright infringement and just copying stuff and theft with actually taking something, In this case its really a mix of both, but the actual crime is the taking of an unreleased film and uploading it. It is no different to him walking out of their editing suite with the final master copy and selling it to someone.
[QUOTE=Rong;33807353]Interesting..I always thought piracy was comparable with that[/QUOTE] Piracy is only comparable to theft in that you're stealing hypothetical dollars. You're doing the same amount of damage as just saying "Yeah, I'll watch that movie," but never getting around to it.
Someone leaks a game months earlier: Tis ok guyse Someone leaks a movie: Omgomg lynch that bastard
[QUOTE=AceOfDivine;33808184]Someone leaks a game months earlier: Tis ok guyse Someone leaks a movie: Omgomg lynch that bastard[/QUOTE] nice sweeping generalization
[QUOTE=postal;33807148]Did you read the article? it's not some random pirate. it's the guy who uploaded the movie weeks before the theatrical release and caused that big shit storm of everyone seeing it ahead of time and fox flipping out. I'm sure it had some sort of impact on box office... but really I'd probably care more if the movie wasn't such shit.[/QUOTE] I can see that being called "Extremely serious" actually, even selling it to 15 people wouldn't be "Extremely serious".
And then we all realize it was a stunt to pass SOPA.
[QUOTE=Elecbullet;33807337]But, but, but, no loss of physical copy! Yeah, he's a dick and deserves it.[/QUOTE] mostly for subjecting a movie of such poor quality onto a unsuspecting populace so cheaply.
I put it on par with Green Lantern and Thor
I was going to cry foul but seeing as this was the guy who uploaded the workprint....yeah.
All i can say is it sucks to be him, i mean what kinda dumb ass releases a copy of a movie before it is even released in theaters. That is practically begging for someone to come knocking at your door. Uploaders are the ones that generally get caught.
[QUOTE=MR-X;33808821]All i can say is it sucks to be him, i mean what kinda dumb ass releases a copy of a movie before it is even released in theaters. That is practically begging for someone to come knocking at your door. Uploaders are the ones that generally get caught.[/QUOTE] Well he started out just wanting to see it for himself but when he discovered how much it sucked it was his civic duty to warn the people before they made real money to see it. A true patriot.
I remember watching this version, most of the special effects were unfinished and looked hilariously rubbish, and things like stunt flying wires were clearly visible.
[QUOTE=Jsm;33807198]This is actually theft, not piracy. He deserves everything he gets.[/QUOTE] A year for theft? Hell no
“Although Fox was able to get defendant’s Wolverine Workprint removed from his Megaupload account within approximately one day, by then, the damage was done and the film had proliferated like wildfire throughout the Internet, resulting in up to millions of infringements,” prosecutors said in court documents. Better get to arresting, guys!
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