Reforming healthcare one theater at a time
Looks like there's been a crackdown on bootleg copies of Sicko, Michael Moore's new movie about the healthcare industry. A studio exec told E!:
"From our research it is clear that people interested in the [healthcare] movement are excited to go to the theater so they can be part of the experience and fight to reform health care."
How does going to the theater reform health care? I think seeing it at home -- away from bacteria, panic attacks, claustrophobia, and a flickering, seizure-inducing screen -- is much more healthy. Nor do I believe that giving money to Weinstein and co. will reform the system.
Michael Moore doesn't care one way or another. He told E!:
"I don't agree with the copyright laws and I don't have a problem with people downloading the movie and sharing it with people as long as they're not trying to make a profit off my labor," he said.
Comments
The studio is just worried that with so many thousands of people watching "Sicko" online it will shrink the size of their potential audience and reduce their revenues. It would be nice if they were just honest about that, though.
I think that maybe after it's been in theaters for a few weeks and they've gotten a lot of money out of it they might let it be put back up on the internet again (or maybe not).
Posted by: Kent | June 20, 2007 01:47 PM