Earlier today THR reported that bootleg copies of Spider-Man 3 were already being sold on the streets of Beijing (for $1 each no less). Sony has quickly shot back denying the claims. Check out the official statement below:
Statement from Sony Pictures Entertainment Regarding Reports of Spider-Man 3 Piracy
Contrary to news reports about stolen copies of Spider-Man 3 being sold illegally on the streets in China, our investigation in China has revealed no case of the film being pirated to date. Similar hoaxes and false alarms have occurred prior to the release of other major films. We have uncovered examples of Spider-Man 2 being sold in Spider-Man 3 boxes in China. But thus far we can find no instance where Spider-Man 3 has appeared on DVD. In addition, after an initial investigation of online sites worldwide, we have so far found no pirated copies of Spider-Man 3 on the Internet. This incident underscores one of the problems with piracy – people who buy illegal movies often get ripped off themselves.
April 26th, 2007 at 5:23 pm
Oh the sting of outsourcing! Let me drink your tears of agony!
June 14th, 2007 at 5:26 pm
what do you mean. I have a bootleg copy of spider man 3 and so do people in my cc
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June 15th, 2007 at 4:25 am
The consequences of “wage trauling” or deciding to use cheap foreign labor, is a bed best occupied in silence if the consequences are as far reaching as losing profit to millions of bootleg copies of your product.