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  • Infamous Pirate Group Starts Year by Leaking Frozen 2 Screener

    https://torrentfreak.com/infamous-pi...reener-200103/
    Infamous release group Hive-CM8 has leaked a screener copy of the Disney hit movie Frozen 2. While the group is careful not to release any movies which have yet to break even, it sees Frozen 2 as fair game, as it already "played in the budget". That said, Hive-CM8 encourages those who want the full experience to see the movie at a local theater.
    Every year movie screeners are sent out to industry insiders who cast their votes for the Oscars and other awards.

    While these releases are generally well-protected, several titles still manage to leak online. In recent years, piracy group Hive-CM8 has been the source of most of these leaks. It has been no different this time around.

    The first two screeners that were released – ‘Uncut Gems‘ and ‘Portrait of a Lady on Fire’ – were released by rival group EVO. After that, however, Hive-CM8 joined in with several screener copies. The group also made it clear that it was still looking for more sources, specifically requesting ‘Frozen 2’ and ‘Star Wars.’

    This request was answered, at least in part, because the group’s first release of the new year is a screener of Frozen 2. In fact, the leaked Frozen 2 screener is branded as “the happy new year’s release.”

    “The happy new year’s release is here! for all kids and everyone who loves it too, have fun guys,” Hive-CM8 writes in its release notes.

    This is a rather significant leak that will trigger millions of downloads. While it may please many pirates, Disney will not be happy. The movie is still playing in theaters and the official digital release is still months away.

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    Hive-CM8 previously promised to play nice with Hollywood. That means not releasing films too early. However, the group notes that Frozen 2 has already “played in the budget” which means that it is “ready to go.”

    Fair game or not, the pirate group stresses that the quality of screeners is nothing compared to that of the big screen. Those who want to have the best experience are better off going to their local movie theater.

    “Please keep in mind a Screener does not represent the Video and Audio quality the Producers intend to show, so please support your local cinemas for the full Experience,” Hive-CM8 writes.

    At the time of writing, seven screeners have leaked this season. This means that, at this rate, last year’s all-time low of eight leaks will be easily exceeded. In any case, Hive-CM8 doesn’t plan to stop yet and is calling for more sources in its release notes.




  • #2
    Here's a crazy idea. If the studios want to stop this piracy, maybe they should stop making these screeners in the first place.

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    • #3
      would that be to sensible for them to do

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      • #4
        Yeah, I can really see how people can judge about stuff like the best special effects and the best sound mix via crappy DVD screeners...

        Why not make them watch the movies in proper DCI equipped screening rooms or cinemas?

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        • #5
          Several months ago, I was sent a screener to for an upcoming movie to run at a private industry event.
          They told me that the DCP's "hadn't been mastered yet" and that I'd be getting a blu-ray disk, then
          they asked me the appx age of and the type of blu-ray player I'd be using.

          It seems that in order to play the disk:
          1) The player had have an internet connection.
          2) They were going to e-mail me a 5 or 6 digit passcode the day before the event that I was going to
          have to enter using the numerical keys on the remote in order to "unlock" the disk & be able to show it.

          Although I've heard of this type of security system for some BR disks, it was the first time I'd ever
          encountered it. I mentioned that I would need to do a tech-check at least 24hrs before the show,
          and they said that I could use the code multiple times, but they did allude to the fact that it was only
          good for a certain time period, although I couldn't seem to get them to give me an exact 'window' of
          how long the code was good for. They'd only tell me that it would be good for a tech-check the day
          before and on the day of the show. Somebody from the studio took the disk with them after the show,
          so I didn't have a chance to 'play around' with it and see how the disk was getting restricted playback.

          But I don't understand why they can't do something like this for all those other screeners which seem
          to be easily bootlegged.

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          • #6
            I participated in an online screening of an unreleased movie. I had to go to a secure website and enter a special name and password. When the movie was streaming, it was watermarked with my name. Didn't really interfere with much. That's one method of secure screenings.

            But, the situation I have heard is that many of the older members of the Academy are not online oriented and can only see screeners on some form of non-Internet connected DVD.

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            • #7
              But, the situation I have heard is that many of the older members of the Academy are not online oriented and can only see screeners on some form of non-Internet connected DVD.
              They should see it in a proper theater or screening room...

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              • #8
                Originally posted by Mark Lensenmayer View Post
                I participated in an online screening of an unreleased movie. I had to go to a secure website and enter a special name and password. When the movie was streaming, it was watermarked with my name. Didn't really interfere with much. That's one method of secure screenings.

                But, the situation I have heard is that many of the older members of the Academy are not online oriented and can only see screeners on some form of non-Internet connected DVD.
                I have never been able to figure out why they don't do all screeners with some kind of secure streaming. Essentially a pay per view where instead of pay it is a unique code or something for each authorized viewer.

                Then they can add watermarking in case one of the authorized people has a pirate friend that records the stream while they watch.

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                • #9
                  Wow! I had no idea this was such a... accepted? way to watch a movie? Like, they're just allowed to hand it out just like that? At least they're *a little* fair about it I guess... What a trip

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