Busted!
A man who allegedly uploaded a copy of the film “Flushed Away” onto the Internet after getting a copy from an Oscar voter faces a felony charge. Salvador Nunez Jr., 27, was charged with copyright infringement and faces up to three years in prison if convicted. He was scheduled to appear in court March 1.
Prosecutors said he obtained a copy of the movie after it was sent in advanced to his sister, an Oscar voter and member of The International Animated Film Society. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences received a tip in early January that someone put “Flushed Away” on the Internet, and a digital watermark identified it as an Academy screener film.
See, I’ve said 1000 times that the dumb asses over at the MPAA need to stop persecuting teenagers who download a handycam version of a movie they weren’t going to bother seeing in the theaters anyway… but… the people who actually take screeners that were sent to them in TRUST, or borrowed from their siblings in TRUST, who then rip and upload the movies on the internet… THOSE are the criminals and I have zero sympathy for them with any punishment they receive.
However, I do find 3 years a bit harsh… especially in the same city where a dude beat his wife and got a suspended sentence. Which one is the greater risk to society? Oh well… screw him.
