How did they managed to get hold of the high-definition print? Check this:
The torrent links were taken down after a few hours, but many thousands had already downloaded the movie by then.
The torrent links were taken down after a few hours, but many thousands had already downloaded the movie by then.
Arr it seems we be pirating now, a lot of people have certainly acquired the Booty.
That said I think it wasn't the authentic release yet still but the times have moved on....to Kodi when it's their its real ^^.
(The truth guardian plays it one way reality is different ^^)
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/shortcuts/2017/may/17/message-to-pirates-of-the-caribbean-hackers-piracy-no-longer-pays
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One minute Hollywood are telling me not to watch pirate movies, the next they are encouraging me to go and see the latest Pirates of the Caribbean film.
Make your minds up.
The guardian article describes the situation pretty well.
Nowadays you pay 10$ per month and can watch/hear pretty much everything without limit.
The time for pirating music and movies is over.
The handful of people doing it are either kids with no money or they are doing it out of ideology.
Btw. Above user is totaly correct: digital piracy != stealing
I agree that pirates would probably not earn any money in countries where internet access is widespread. People can just download it on their devices without needing to buy a bootleg DVD.
This might still affect the quality of the films though. If bootleg was released before official theater release, it might also affect income. Even if happen after the theater release, this means the producer would be losing income since people won't be paying to watch it on digital.
I wonder if social pressure can be used against this. Like, people who watched at theater or paid for it on sites like Youtube would be getting something they can advertise to show that they are not pirates?
I certainly do not support the actions of hackers, but I like the opportunity to watch a new film free. Manufacturers prey on our money, and hackers prey on their money. It is a war in which civilians do not suffer, but rather receives dividends.
That a rather novel way of looking at it. Pirates still earn a lot here in my country were not everyone have internet access. They download the movie online and mass produce DVD for selling.
Hopefully if won't affect the sales of the film that much if in case the hackers really releases the movie ahead of time. Though I think this is the last installment of PotC and they probably have raked several millions with the previous installments already for this to hurt that much.