
It shouldn’t be a surprise really, but Michael Moore’s ‘Sicko‘, both controversial and eagerly awaited, has apparently been seeded to P2P networks.
If the breach is as wide as it appears — and this reporter downloaded a copy and watched it late Thursday night with ease — Moore, and his distributor, The Weinstein Company, have a every film maker’s worst marketing nightmare on their hands — how to persuade people to go to the theater to see a show that’s available free on the Internet. Source: Advertising Age
Hey, MPAA, pay attention to the reporter’s name on the Advertising Age story. I’m surprised he admitted downloading and watching it (in print).
At any rate, at least Moore, who hid a copy of his movie in Canada in case U.S. officials decided to impound it over his trip to Cuba, doesn’t have to worry about it ‘never being viewed’ any longer.