Hackers threaten to release stolen 'Pirates of the Caribbean 5'

[TheCoinGrabber]

Just heard, also WD are saying they won't give in to the demands. If that's so I'll gladly torrent this one, even though I've never seen a single one of the franchise before. They whole industry needs to be thought a lesson. They've been insanely greedy and lazy the past decade.

If they spend several hundred million dollars creating something then they should really be rewarded for that. Unfashionable I know. I'm quite surprised the film industry is still holding up as well as it is.

Films like this can't be created out of thin air. If it did go the same way as the music business then all we'd have to watch would be youtube vloggers whining about their makeup issues.

Agreed. GOT for example, I heard spend at least a million per episode, with all the green screen and travelling to various locations for filming (almost all of Dany's outdoor scenes were shot in Morocco). Nothing is ever truly free. Just imagine if every single film would be pirated before release, no one would be making films anymore and we'd be reduced to watching Youtubers pet their cat.

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[gabmen]

they probably wouldn't get what they're asking for but hey even if they release it, a lot of people would still want to watch this in movie theaters. i've been a fan of this franchise from the beginning and I wiuldn't even think about wstching it on my laptop first

[Nathan047]

they probably wouldn't get what they're asking for but hey even if they release it, a lot of people would still want to watch this in movie theaters. i've been a fan of this franchise from the beginning and I wiuldn't even think about wstching it on my laptop first

Yea, most anybody who would pirate the movie before it was released would probably just pirate it later; regardless of whether it was released by the hackers or not. Everybody else would probably just buy/watch it legally.

[bryant.coleman]

they probably wouldn't get what they're asking for but hey even if they release it, a lot of people would still want to watch this in movie theaters. i've been a fan of this franchise from the beginning and I wiuldn't even think about wstching it on my laptop first

A lot of the people would still watch it, but even if 30% of the potential viewers decide against doing so, then the losses are going to be massive. Jerry Bruckheimer took a massive risk, by producing this move alone (he is not even a billionaire). It is having a budget of around $400 million, and if the viewership figures are affected, then he is going to take a major hit.

[JGoRed]

Does nobody find it funny that hackers are potentially going to pirate a pirate movie  

[Malsetid]

Does nobody find it funny that hackers are potentially going to pirate a pirate movie  

LOL. That's about as redundant as it can get dude right 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.

[LLec]

they probably wouldn't get what they're asking for but hey even if they release it, a lot of people would still want to watch this in movie theaters. i've been a fan of this franchise from the beginning and I wiuldn't even think about wstching it on my laptop first

http://fossbytes.com/pirates-of-the-caribbean-leaked-torrent-site/

That dark overlord. 

[BADecker]

https://gomovies.to/movies/library/P/8

[Sithara007]

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.

[freedomno1]

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.

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.

[matuson]

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.

[MintCondition]

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.

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.

I doubt that the movie is authentic since the hacker gave an ultimatum that he will upload it partially so that WD will know that he really holding a copy of it. The file uploaded in torrent are in full movie since it almost 700mb in size. Maybe it is just a random movie and rename to Pirates of the Caribbean after hearing the news regarding on extortion. If this is legit, There are many leaked videos now uploaded on facebook and it will be a breaking news. 

[Proton2233]

I am not at all concerned about video piracy. I often use for myself, pirated software and watching pirated movies. It helps me to save my money which do not have. Maybe the copyright owners is easier to revise the price of the license to remove it was not profitable to open access to their products.

[darkangel11]

I am not at all concerned about video piracy. I often use for myself, pirated software and watching pirated movies. It helps me to save my money which do not have. Maybe the copyright owners is easier to revise the price of the license to remove it was not profitable to open access to their products.

Don't try to justify stealing with lack of money. We aren't talking about food or other necessities here, but entertainment. What would you do if I came to your house and took your computer because it would help me save some money? Also you are not concerned with it because you haven't put time and money into a product that ends up being stolen. I have used torrents, not denying it, but at least I'm not trying to make up stupid explanations.

[Lancusters]

Why retarded explanation? How much license the movie? In the cinema the screen is big and the sound is good, and what's on the disc. It should cost pennies. Of course there will be no such revenues in the hundreds of millions of dollars, but that's greed. Now don't get anything.

[aeternus]

I am not at all concerned about video piracy. I often use for myself, pirated software and watching pirated movies. It helps me to save my money which do not have. Maybe the copyright owners is easier to revise the price of the license to remove it was not profitable to open access to their products.

Don't try to justify stealing with lack of money. We aren't talking about food or other necessities here, but entertainment. What would you do if I came to your house and took your computer because it would help me save some money? Also you are not concerned with it because you haven't put time and money into a product that ends up being stolen. I have used torrents, not denying it, but at least I'm not trying to make up stupid explanations.

It is not stealing, it is piracy, stealing is to take something out of someone and by that act to deny ownership to the rightful owner, downloading a movie is piracy because you are only creating a copy of the material, both acts are wrong but they are not the same.

[criptix]

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.

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

[crwth]

The hackers are reportedly demanding a ransom in exchange for not publishing the movie. Iger said hackers had stolen the film and are demanding to be paid in Bitcoin.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4508842/Hackers-steal-new-Pirates-Caribbean-movie.html#ixzz4hFMRfFIi

Probably, that's going to be another bad thing that cryptocurrencies would have to offer. I think it's not cool that people tend to steal and hack studios that made something that was made of blood and sweat of producers, actors, etc, imagine if you were one of the big people there that worked hard on it, do you think it's fair?

[Nathan047]

Why retarded explanation? How much license the movie? In the cinema the screen is big and the sound is good, and what's on the disc. It should cost pennies. Of course there will be no such revenues in the hundreds of millions of dollars, but that's greed. Now don't get anything.

Greed? Nope. Do you know how much it costs to make a movie? Answer: a lot.
If everybody got the movie for free (or for pennies, unless it’s a lot of pennies) the film companies would go out of business and there would be no more movies.

[JGoRed]

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.

No, it's not a war. Manufacturers make the product and some hackers steal from the manufacturers. You help steal if you torrent movies for free.