A Copyfighter’s Musings

A few weeks ago, Ernest wrote: ” But have we heard anything from the movie studios about [Oscar “screeners” ending up on the Internet]? Why haven’t they taken any action on this blatant disregard for the rights of the copyright holders?”

Maybe they heard Ernest, because two studies have now sued actor Carmine Caridi for allowing his friend, Russell Sprague, to copy a VHS screener and distribute it on the Internet (news via pho).  Sprague has also been charged with criminal copyright infringement.  The MPAA hasn’t sued their own customers, but they have sued one of their own - very interesting.

Filed by Derek Slater at 3:52 pm under Big Ideas