Moore's Film Company Cries Malpractice Over Sicko Leaks

News Type: Event — Seeded on Tue Jun 19, 2007 7:30 AM EDT

Article Source: Reuters

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One source close to the situation said that anti-piracy firms were flooding the Internet with false versions of the film, much as the record industry has with songs.

"We are actively investigating those who illegally uploaded 'Sicko' to the Internet, and we will take the strongest possible legal action," Hurwitz said. The company declined comment about whether it will seek legal action against YouTube for allowing the uploads.

In March, Magnolia Pictures subpoenaed YouTube to obtain the identities of users who uploaded such films as "The Host" and "Jesus Camp." 20th Century Fox did the same thing after users uploaded episodes of "24" and "The Simpsons."

"We cooperate with copyright-holders to identify and promptly remove infringing content," a YouTube spokesperson said. "In this case, the copyright owners used our content-management tools to request removal of the unauthorized clips, and we quickly complied."

The spokesperson said that users still can watch previews of "Sicko" and interviews with Moore on the film's authorized YouTube channel, SickoTheMovie.

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Progressive or otherwise, Moore is still a filmmaker and he is still going to want to get paid for his work. It's no small wonder that the company is aggressively going after uploaders -- but it is a departure from Moore's stances in previous films where he's urged the internet community to distribute them as fast as possible

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#1 - Tue Jun 19, 2007 7:37 AM EDT

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One thing to note, is that it is not Moore that is requesting the work to be taken down, but the studio. Moore (at least publicly) seems not to care if it is pirated online or not. From his point of view, it just gives him more publicity. The studios are the ones that have more to lose.

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#1.1 - Tue Jun 19, 2007 12:12 PM EDT

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