Family Guy: The Leak Story

[freakyfriday]

July 25, 2005

Michael Ingram

The movie studios received one of their biggest blows today with the news that a high quality copy of the Family Guy movie is spreading rapidly around P2P networks, months before its home theater release.

According to the information file published by the release group Angelic Evolution, the movie has been ripped from an ?exclusive DVD premiere.?

The film, based on the TV series ?Family Guy?, is not due for release until late September.

Titled Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story!, the movie follows Stewie, the family?s maniacal baby genius, who sets out on a road trip to find who he believes to be his real father.

The release comes despite the studios successful campaign for increasingly draconian copyright protection laws and high profile arrests, leaving the industry and spectators with the questions as to how much can really be done to stop movie leaks.

source: Slyck News

[glitch409]

if they were dne with production, why did they sit on it so long. :unsure:

[The Plague]

"leaving the industry and spectators with the questions as to how much can really be done to stop movie leaks."

Answer: Nothing. Except for fruitless scare tactics.

[AgEnTsMiTh]

DO NOT TURN THIS INTO AN ALL OUT WAREZ DISCUSSION AND ASK HOW TO GET THE MOVIE ETC.

IF YOU DO, WARNINGS WILL GO OUT.

[fkid]

SPOILERS in white text

Lots of usage of the F word and the story is a bit too prologned. Not as funny as episodes of the Television show, but still a pretty good movie.

7/10

[ShaneSparky_YYZ]

aww that is so sad, this is something I would pay to see, not download.

Family Guy is an awesome show!

[Doli]

If people love the show then they shouldnt download it and show support for the creators by buying it when it comes out, forget that whimpy "im only previewing it before i buy it" crap. Preview it if they release video clips on the website.

[DELTA75329]

Wow.. and I thought P2P was fast when flicks were available on the net a week after the theatrical release. Now we don't even have to wait until movies are released to the theatres?

Nothing is sacred. :blink:

[Viserov]

Family Guy wasn't being released to the theater. :p

Those of you who call yourself "fans" of the show aren't really fans if you download this movie without any intention of buying it. Fans support something so that it may continue airing.

[AionXn_]

I'll buy this when it comes out. Its better to own a retail copy of the dvd =)

[Joseph Zollo]

I don't see any problem downloading it as I certainly intend on buying it.

[laz45]

im not a fan :p

[MrKuro]

Awesome rip, great quality, great movie. I definitely buy it also when it comes out.

[Viserov]

honestly, this movie was sorta funny, and i love family guy, but it wasn't good enough to justify purchasing it when it comes out.

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So, how good should it have been for you to support the people who created it?

[perochan]

im not a fan :p

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me too.

[Quillz]

Hmm... I may consider d/l it, since I've only recently gotten into the show.

[Robbie Khan Reviews]

Giggity!

I love family guy and will somebody please shave my coin purse??

:laugh:

[Quickstrike]

I have watched nearly every eps. of Family Guy.. after watching most of them I can honestly say I have only laughed a few times.

Some of my friends are really into this.. I atleast tried to like it.

[nexx]

If the DVD was down at my local store I'd sure as hell go buy it. But it's difficult to hold off getting a pirate copy of something when it wont be legally available for a few months.

I wont be suprised if the DVD still isn't available on overseas store shelves for a few extra months after the US release.

Here in Australia I'm sick of waiting weeks/months for movies to hit theatres and up to a year for TV shows to broadcast. Want to stop piracy? Get a more efficient legal distribution method.

[Andrew Lyle Global Moderator]

such a shame... i hate when things like this happen, and SOOO soon too. i mean its not due till late september, and people already have it... comon guys! family guy is like the best show on TV.. by stealing this your only taking money away from the writters.. if i was a writter for this show, i'd be ****ed off and stop writting as punishment.

but just wow...

[Am_I_Evil]

such a shame... i hate when things like this happen, and SOOO soon too.  i mean its not due till late september, and people already have it... comon guys!  family guy is like the best show on TV.. by stealing this your only taking money away from the writters.. if i was a writter for this show, i'd be ****ed off and stop writting as punishment.

but just wow...

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its the industry's fault....

same thing happens with music...

they finish **** really early then they sit on it for 3-6 months....

it makes no sense....

[Viserov]

It's not like this movie took tons of money and work to make anyway, unlike some movies in theaters (100+ million).

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So, how much money would it take to make a movie before it became wrong for you to steal it? $10 million? $50 million?

[HoochieMamma]

the movie was fantastc, I highly recommend it to any Family Guy fan.

[Fred Derf Veteran]

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[Andrew Lyle Global Moderator]

the movie was fantastc, I highly recommend it to any Family Guy fan.

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but hootchie... there is no way people should even get this, only way is threw illegal means...

this movie isn't like the last DVD? the behind the scenes crap.. and the first clip to american dad... WOW that movie was horrible.. i own it, but damn, it was so bad.. it was just 3 episodes seth personally liked.

btw people, do NOT PM ME WITH LINKS.. i'll report ya ;)