June 15th, 2007
Michael Moore’s ‘Sicko’ Hits P2P
By Michael Santo
Executive Editor, RealTechNews
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
We Say: 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.
Proto says:
‘eagerly awaited’? by whom?
June 15th, 2007 at 11:48 am
dogger says:
im sure hes glade in any case that hes getting his message out xD
June 16th, 2007 at 5:44 am
Health Care BS » Blog Archive » Michael Moore and Poetic Justice says:
[…] Like all advocates of “universal health care,” Michael Moore wants everyone to have free health care. So, the fact that millions are now watching Sicko gratis constitutes an exquisitely sweet expression of poetic justice. Savor the profoundly ironic comment comment of the film’s distributor: Weinstein Co. spokeswoman Sarah Rothman said in a statement: “We are responding aggressively to protect our film … […]
June 16th, 2007 at 6:42 am
Anonymous says:
Michael Moore uus film Sicko lekkinud internetti…
Michael Moore uus film “Sicko” meditsiinimaailma julmast telgitagusest on jõudnud filmipiraatideni, filmikompanii hädas vähese külastatavusega….
June 16th, 2007 at 1:00 pm
Jim says:
(‘eagerly awaited’? by whom?)
By everybody except uptight head in the sand Republicans that still think Sadam had wmd’s.
Michael Moore strikes nerves because the truth hurts…
June 17th, 2007 at 1:59 am
Mike says:
Someone had to briong Republicans and Democrats into this - if we cant even be ONE in our own country, what is the point anymore?
As for Sicko - everyone already knows we need a health care system for everyone, except illegal immigrants who should be sent packing IMMEDIATLEY and not given amnesty! :p
Even WalMart has shitty insurance because they are too cheap to pay for good coverage! Business are in business to make money, including the health care business.
Mike
BTW - why should he have any of his fingers fixed? They are gone, deal with it. That woman they say has cancer meds and lives with her daughter - wow, dont we have a welfare system for this? They cant deny you.
June 17th, 2007 at 2:47 am