mikeron
02-25-2007, 03:36 PM
I was listening to Leo Laporte (http://leoville.com/) today, and he mentioned OscarTorrents (http://www.oscartorrents.com/). The site links to torrents of all of the Oscar-nominated films, and provides a voting system, allowing you to vote as if you were part of the Academy.
The best part of the site (in my opinion) is the note at the bottom:
LEGAL NOTE
To those worried about downloading in case they get sued: by our calculations, your chances of getting nailed are way less than your chances of winning the lottery. Don't think twice about it.
To all intellectual property landlords: we are aware that OscarTorrents might annoy you -- but contain your righteous indignation for a while, and think: we're only linking to torrents that already exist. Face it: your membrane has burst, and it wasn't us who burst it. Your precious bodily fluids are escaping.
You haven't beaten us, so why not join us? Think of a new business model that doesn't involve overpriced pieces of plastic and skanky cinemas hawking cheap carbohydrates while relying on $6/hr projectionists who can't keep a film in focus -- not to mention insulting your audiences by (to pick a few examples) surveilling us with nightvision glasses, searching bags, 30 minutes of commercials and bombarding us with ridiculous anti-piracy propaganda. Take a look at yourselves. Is it really any wonder we're winning? If you have no interest in downloading illegal torrents or the Oscars in general, at least visit the site to boost their traffic. It's a nice slap in the face of the MAFIAA.
The best part of the site (in my opinion) is the note at the bottom:
LEGAL NOTE
To those worried about downloading in case they get sued: by our calculations, your chances of getting nailed are way less than your chances of winning the lottery. Don't think twice about it.
To all intellectual property landlords: we are aware that OscarTorrents might annoy you -- but contain your righteous indignation for a while, and think: we're only linking to torrents that already exist. Face it: your membrane has burst, and it wasn't us who burst it. Your precious bodily fluids are escaping.
You haven't beaten us, so why not join us? Think of a new business model that doesn't involve overpriced pieces of plastic and skanky cinemas hawking cheap carbohydrates while relying on $6/hr projectionists who can't keep a film in focus -- not to mention insulting your audiences by (to pick a few examples) surveilling us with nightvision glasses, searching bags, 30 minutes of commercials and bombarding us with ridiculous anti-piracy propaganda. Take a look at yourselves. Is it really any wonder we're winning? If you have no interest in downloading illegal torrents or the Oscars in general, at least visit the site to boost their traffic. It's a nice slap in the face of the MAFIAA.