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Voltage Pictures, the Hurt Locker and file-lockers
#608
Author: Some Guy
Date: Sat, 15 Dec 2012 15:02
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Movie studios like Voltage are changing their business model by suing
torrent downloaders instead of trying to sell movie tickets.

But they can't do anything about file-lockers:

http://avaxhome.ws/video/genre/War/hurt_locker_hd_08.html

That link is a year old, and the links to file-lockers no longer work,
but you get the idea.
Re: Voltage Pictures, the Hurt Locker and file-lockers
#609
Author: Tony
Date: Sat, 15 Dec 2012 15:18
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Or private hubs. Those people who don't pay Voltage pictures are getting a
cattle prod for Christmas.

Some Guy wrote:

> Movie studios like Voltage are changing their business model by suing
> torrent downloaders instead of trying to sell movie tickets.
>
> But they can't do anything about file-lockers:
>
> http://avaxhome.ws/video/genre/War/hurt_locker_hd_08.html
>
> That link is a year old, and the links to file-lockers no longer work,
> but you get the idea.

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Re: Voltage Pictures, the Hurt Locker and file-lockers
#618
Author: Geoffrey Welsh
Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2012 23:24
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"Some Guy" <Some@Guy.com> wrote in message news:50CC911B.65F844FB@Guy.com...
> Movie studios like Voltage are changing their business model by suing
> torrent downloaders instead of trying to sell movie tickets.

The SCO Group tried suing their customers as a business model; they're 
Chapter 7 now. 
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