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I've just stumbled across OscarTorrents.com from the people behind The
Pirate Bay:

"OscarTorrents is the Oscars <http://oscars.com/> as it should be --
everyone can download the year's nominations using the popular
BitTorrent<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BitTorrent>service, watch the
movies, then use our rating system to choose their
favourites. Why restrict the voting to a few bought-off jurors when the
whole world can have their say?"

They also have this to say regarding copyright law infringement, just in
case you were a little apprehensive:

"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."

As arrogant as all this might sound, it does raise some interesting points
regarding media outlets making use of the Internet to disseminate their
works.  Theft is theft for sure, but when does "theft" end and "free
mass-market promotion" begin?  If production companies loose ticket and DVD
sales through this, because people have already decided a rubbish film is
actually a rubbish film for themselves, is it a bad thing?

You can find out more on the officially unofficial web
site<http://oscartorrents.com/>
.

- Pete F.
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"If you want to build a ship, don't drum up the men to gather wood,
divide the work and give orders. Instead, teach them to yearn for
the vast and endless sea."

- Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
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