I was reading about how a talk show's copy of a screener DVD had been leaked to the torrents.
Every once and a while such films have a caption, "This viewing copy is provided for awards consideration only and is not for sale or public presentation" or similar disclaimer.
What I just noticed is the people voting on the awards are not expected to actually support their own art form by paying for a ticket, running the snack bar gauntlet and planting their ass in a theater seat.
And if they're not going to pay for it when their livelihood is at stake, how can they expect us to?
Update:
I'm talking about Oscar screeners not copies given to critics. The distinction was crystal clear in my mind when I posted, but obviously I didn't bother to actually SAY it was about Oscar screeners.
DOH!
Every once and a while such films have a caption, "This viewing copy is provided for awards consideration only and is not for sale or public presentation" or similar disclaimer.
What I just noticed is the people voting on the awards are not expected to actually support their own art form by paying for a ticket, running the snack bar gauntlet and planting their ass in a theater seat.
And if they're not going to pay for it when their livelihood is at stake, how can they expect us to?
Update:
I'm talking about Oscar screeners not copies given to critics. The distinction was crystal clear in my mind when I posted, but obviously I didn't bother to actually SAY it was about Oscar screeners.
DOH!