Spider-Man 3 Pirated in China…or Not
From Reuters, a bizarre article about the “possible” pirating of Spider-Man 3 in China.
Chinese pirates beat Spider-Man to the punch
| China’s infamous movie pirates have done it again — “Spider-Man 3″ is already being sold on Beijing’s streets almost two weeks ahead of its U.S. premier.
Costing just over $1 apiece, the pirated DVDs appear to be of the actual movie, complete with a picture of the hero in a new, black spider suit which he wears for some of the film. There is even a warning on the back, printed in Chinese, against pirating the product. But put the one bought on Tuesday in the machine, and it does not work — a common problem with Chinese-made DVDs, which are often made with poor equipment in dingy backrooms. |
The rest of the piece fails to mention whether or not the movie has actually been pirated, which the article’s title had suggested.
And of course, if that disk turns out to not contain the Spider-Man 3 film, it will be the first case of a mislabeled DVD in the history of Chinese piracy.
If it is a fake pirated copy can the buyer of it be liable under China’s criminal code? I THINK that under US law, believe it or not, one can be criminally liable for buying fake cocaine. Not sure about this though. The legal issues are mind-boggling here.
↓ Quote | Posted April 25, 2007, 4:30 amI always hear about US investigators posing as underage children on the Internet to catch pedophiles, so the cocaine thing wouldn’t be too much of a stretch.
↓ Quote | Posted April 25, 2007, 10:52 amA friend of mine bought the entire Lord of the Rings trilogy in Hangzhou shortly after Fellowship was released. He just couldn’t believe his luck. I just couldn’t beieve his gullibility.
↓ Quote | Posted April 26, 2007, 10:13 am