For those dwindling few interested in the Academy Screener controversy, the first screener of 2004 has arrived chez moi – Kill Bill/ Volume 2 – from perpetually Oscar-obsessed Miramax. As some may recall, last year’s DVDs (meant for Oscar voting) were held up for fear we Academy members might upload our copies on the Internet, thus distributing free advance versions of art films nobody wants to a “delirious” public. (Please, take my film, please!)To prevent this perfidy, this year we were informed we would receive special DVD players to play specially-encrypted DVDs. But Kill Bill is a normal DVD, as far as I can tell, and as yet no such players have arrived. [Okay, now you can apologize for that snotty comment about art films nobody wants. You've even made one or two.-ed. Okay, I apologize.]
Well, Kill Bill is already out on DVD, isn’t it? It seems to me that the “special” DVDs (and the player that goes with it) are for films that aren’t out on DVD yet.
I’ve got my copy of KB/II, at least.
(I loved Kill Bill, by the way.)
Well, dammit, Roger, show a little backbone! Tell them you’re not gonna watch their damn DVD UNTIL they send you a new player!
Roger:
I wonder where you stand on that particualr issue (MPAA/RIAA vs file sharing/copying). Obviously piracy is wrong, but what do you think studios/labels ought to do about it? Should they revise their marketing strategies, and how (in your opinion)?
So, can you burn me a copy? I’ll provide the blank disc.