On Monday, it started with a few scattered pranksters shouting Arrr at the opening screen of the film premiers at this year’s Toronto International Film festival. By week end the meme had caught on. I just caught the best part of it mid-yarrr, but I love this piece of film I shot, of the screen you can’t record or capture, here is the entire capacity of Ryerson theatre (500 or so?) almost as a unified chorus shouting YAAAAR and other pirate noises, followed by rolling in the aisles. We kill us.
Two or just one year ago, the industry’s anti piracy sermoning was met with a mix of either incomprehension or guilty staring at the feet. Not the case anymore. Public sentiment has clearly turned against Big Media. Maybe the common ticket buying public, the 99.99999% that didn’t bring Cam’s to the theatre are sick of being pointed at like criminals. Maybe their just tiered of the silly analogy that sharing media is somehow a crime on par with pillage, rape and theft at the point of a cutlass.
The war on piracy has turned into a rout.
Dear Hollywood: we’re ready for our new media now.
When are you going to step up and distribute your fare at any price, in any format or distribution scheme half as sensible and practical as bittorrent?
Please consider as creative commons licensed. Feel free to copy and distribute this footage as much as you like.
oh and the film? Nothing is Private. Quite good. It will be out soon. I’d recommend you go buy a ticket…
