Los Angeles - Documentary director Michael Moore's new health care-related film "Sicko," which will be released in theaters by The Weinstein Company on June 29, has been leaked onto peer-to-peer file-sharing networks, according to published reports. The movie is available for download for free on the BitTorrent file-sharing network, and linked to through tracker sites including Sweden's The Pirate Bay. Earlier this week, Reuters reported that Moore placed a copy of the film in Canada, fearing possible confiscation by the U.S. government due to a dispute over a segment filmed during an unauthorized trip to Cuba. Moore has also been previously quoted as saying: "I don't agree with copyright laws and I don't have a problem with people downloading the movie and sharing it with people as long as they're not trying to make a profit off my labour."
The movie is available for download for free on the BitTorrent file-sharing network, and linked to through tracker sites including Sweden's The Pirate Bay.
Earlier this week, Reuters reported that Moore placed a copy of the film in Canada, fearing possible confiscation by the U.S. government due to a dispute over a segment filmed during an unauthorized trip to Cuba.
Moore has also been previously quoted as saying: "I don't agree with copyright laws and I don't have a problem with people downloading the movie and sharing it with people as long as they're not trying to make a profit off my labour."
No official word from Michael Moore yet on the current Sicko "leak" on P2P networks AFAIK.
http://www.michaelmoore.com/
I really wonder what kind of backlash SiCKO will create, not only against healthcare here, but will Americans abroad be accused of marrying non-Americans just to get out of the country (hey, non-Americans are often accused of marrying Americans solely for greencards-- I don't doubt the accusations can fly the other way)? I'm sure there will be a lot of political hot air for a few weeks afer SiCKO's release, but will there be anything else?
(I get a-- no pun intended-- sick feeling that there won't be. Southern Louisiana and Mississippi are both still messed up after Hurricane Katrina, and look how news about them has been demoted to the occasional update. The collective national outrage died down. I just think that after a few months, we won't see much of anything being done, that we'll go back to listening to politicians throw proposals around, attach riders to bills, and decimate any useful ideas. Half of us will shrug-- eh, politics, what can you do-- while the other half tries to immigrate. There will be a few groups trying to keep universal care visible, but I just don't see anything major happening for a long time.)
while the other half tries to immigrate
I meant emigrate. Ohhh, I need some sleep....
