�Transformers� Movie-Cammer Facing Prison

Wootmasta · 07-05-2007, 01:45 PM

Following the announcement of a fresh anti-piracy drive and new, aggressive legislation, a man has been caught using a camcorder to record the latest �Transformers� movie and is now facing 6 months in jail and a $5,000 fine.

American Theater

The MPAA claims that New York is a pirate movie haven and with a claimed 43% of all camcorded movies originating from the city, it was just a question of time before Major Bloomberg�s and the MPAA�s anti-piracy campaign - coupled with new legislation - claimed its first scalp.

According to reports, police descended on the American Theater on East Avenue in Parkchester, after warning theater workers in advance that they were about to conduct a sting to arrest a known movie �cammer� at a sneak preview of the new movie �Transformers�.

After waiting until the end of the screening on Monday night, Kalidou Diallo, 48, was surrounded by seven plain clothes officers, arrested and subsequently charged with the new anti-piracy misdemeanor. He had been allegedly filming or �camming� the movie, utilizing a hidden camera and digital recorder.

The manager of the American Theater, Justin Hill, said that the authorities knew that his theater was the source of the �cams�. �The movie companies � knew it was coming from our theater,� he said. �We were taking heat for it because we weren�t catching anyone.�

Under the previous law, getting caught meant up to 15 days in jail and $250 fine. The new measures signed in May 1, makes �camming� a misdemeanor offense, which means that Diallo is facing a possible 6 months in jail, accompanied by a $5,000 fine.

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David · 07-05-2007, 02:16 PM

oh man... that makes me want to pirate **** more...
I wish I could download torrents with this isp.

PityOnU · 07-05-2007, 02:16 PM

The 15 days wit a $250 fine sounds reasonable, but six months!? That's just overkill! Poor guy.

We should stage a coup!

chrisiscool62 · 07-05-2007, 02:17 PM

Wow thats crazy, sucks to be that guy..good find.

David · 07-05-2007, 02:18 PM

i'd boycot that movie... but I wanna see it so bad.

Cr4zyS4m · 07-08-2007, 08:52 PM

wait gold.n.god you haven't seen it yet?

Wootmasta · 07-08-2007, 08:55 PM

i haven't
And won't be paying to see it
I'll see it when its hosted on some crappy site like peekvid.com (not porn) has a funny name

xploziv · 07-08-2007, 09:14 PM

its better on the bigscreen . . . hehehe . . . poorguy . . . hehehe . . .

Cr4zyS4m · 07-09-2007, 08:06 PM

i liked it better in the movies

Chiups · 07-09-2007, 08:12 PM

Good thing im uppin a cam version right now. Their work wont be in vain.

thefadednight · 07-10-2007, 10:53 AM

meh thats why you shouldn't record movies all the time at the same theater. come on now.

theDark · 07-10-2007, 11:42 AM

I feel sorry for the guy, he was doing the P2P community a great favour, one he's unpaid for. And now he's going to jail and has a large fine, now i'm gonna go download as many pirated stuff as i can.

Mrtacobell · 07-11-2007, 07:34 PM

Damn that sucks...he took one for the team.

07-05-2007, 01:45 PM	#1 (permalink)
Wootmasta What what? In the butt Retired Staff Super Zuner Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,832 Reputation: 155 $zB: 159 Donate	�Transformers� Movie-Cammer Facing Prison Following the announcement of a fresh anti-piracy drive and new, aggressive legislation, a man has been caught using a camcorder to record the latest �Transformers� movie and is now facing 6 months in jail and a $5,000 fine. American Theater The MPAA claims that New York is a pirate movie haven and with a claimed 43% of all camcorded movies originating from the city, it was just a question of time before Major Bloomberg�s and the MPAA�s anti-piracy campaign - coupled with new legislation - claimed its first scalp. According to reports, police descended on the American Theater on East Avenue in Parkchester, after warning theater workers in advance that they were about to conduct a sting to arrest a known movie �cammer� at a sneak preview of the new movie �Transformers�. After waiting until the end of the screening on Monday night, Kalidou Diallo, 48, was surrounded by seven plain clothes officers, arrested and subsequently charged with the new anti-piracy misdemeanor. He had been allegedly filming or �camming� the movie, utilizing a hidden camera and digital recorder. The manager of the American Theater, Justin Hill, said that the authorities knew that his theater was the source of the �cams�. �The movie companies � knew it was coming from our theater,� he said. �We were taking heat for it because we weren�t catching anyone.� Under the previous law, getting caught meant up to 15 days in jail and $250 fine. The new measures signed in May 1, makes �camming� a misdemeanor offense, which means that Diallo is facing a possible 6 months in jail, accompanied by a $5,000 fine. (Source) __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. It's not that I'm lazy, it's that I just don't care.

07-05-2007, 02:16 PM	#2 (permalink)
David I eat babies An army of many Retired Staff Expert Zuner Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: right behind you Posts: 2,854 Reputation: 61 $zB: 79 Donate	oh man... that makes me want to pirate **** more... I wish I could download torrents with this isp. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. If you can't beat 'em, join 'em. If you can beat 'em to a pulp, make 'em join you.

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chrisiscool62 Experienced Zuner Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Sioux City, Iowa Posts: 195 Reputation: 14 $zB: 0 Donate	Wow thats crazy, sucks to be that guy..good find. __________________ Dun...Dun...Duhhhhhh To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. I cant get enough of this little guy.

07-05-2007, 02:18 PM	#5 (permalink)
David I eat babies An army of many Retired Staff Expert Zuner Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: right behind you Posts: 2,854 Reputation: 61 $zB: 79 Donate	i'd boycot that movie... but I wanna see it so bad. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. If you can't beat 'em, join 'em. If you can beat 'em to a pulp, make 'em join you.

07-08-2007, 08:52 PM	#6 (permalink)
Cr4zyS4m Experienced Zuner Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Hillsboro, Oregon =/ I Am The Conforming Non-Conformist... Posts: 165 Reputation: 16 $zB: 0 Donate	wait gold.n.god you haven't seen it yet? __________________ "My biggest fear is that his is not the work of the devil because here can be no devil if there is no god, and if there were...god, he would never allow such suffering. I see people ground up in the gears of this addict, I see people in anguish, I've come to believe we are living in a great void." My Zune Info: 4873 Songs 587 Pictures 18 Videos 26.41 GB Used 1.35 GB Free Version 1.4 (485) Hardware 2.0

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07-05-2007, 02:16 PM	#3 (permalink)
PityOnU Super Zuner Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: In the real world Posts: 1,986 Reputation: 134 $zB: 4 Donate	The 15 days wit a $250 fine sounds reasonable, but six months!? That's just overkill! Poor guy. We should stage a coup!

07-08-2007, 08:55 PM	#7 (permalink)
Wootmasta What what? In the butt Retired Staff Super Zuner Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,832 Reputation: 155 $zB: 159 Donate	i haven't And won't be paying to see it I'll see it when its hosted on some crappy site like peekvid.com (not porn) has a funny name __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. It's not that I'm lazy, it's that I just don't care.

07-08-2007, 09:14 PM	#8 (permalink)
xploziv Experienced Zuner Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 199 Reputation: 16 $zB: 0 Donate	its better on the bigscreen . . . hehehe . . . poorguy . . . hehehe . . .

07-09-2007, 08:06 PM	#9 (permalink)
Cr4zyS4m Experienced Zuner Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Hillsboro, Oregon =/ I Am The Conforming Non-Conformist... Posts: 165 Reputation: 16 $zB: 0 Donate	i liked it better in the movies __________________ "My biggest fear is that his is not the work of the devil because here can be no devil if there is no god, and if there were...god, he would never allow such suffering. I see people ground up in the gears of this addict, I see people in anguish, I've come to believe we are living in a great void." My Zune Info: 4873 Songs 587 Pictures 18 Videos 26.41 GB Used 1.35 GB Free Version 1.4 (485) Hardware 2.0

07-09-2007, 08:12 PM	#10 (permalink)
Chiups Makes it do what it do Moderator Expert Zuner Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 2,798 Reputation: 112 $zB: 364 Donate	Good thing im uppin a cam version right now. Their work wont be in vain. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

07-10-2007, 10:53 AM	#11 (permalink)
thefadednight Experienced Zuner Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: NY USA Posts: 236 Reputation: 5 $zB: 0 Donate	meh thats why you shouldn't record movies all the time at the same theater. come on now.

07-10-2007, 11:42 AM	#12 (permalink)
theDark wannabe musician An army of many Retired Staff Jr. Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Britishland Posts: 402 Reputation: 36 $zB: 63 Donate	I feel sorry for the guy, he was doing the P2P community a great favour, one he's unpaid for. And now he's going to jail and has a large fine, now i'm gonna go download as many pirated stuff as i can. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

07-11-2007, 07:34 PM	#13 (permalink)
Mrtacobell Jr. Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 410 Reputation: 12 $zB: 1 Donate	Damn that sucks...he took one for the team.

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