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Golden Exposure: The Oscar Scandal
By Stephen Lucas Published October 23, 2003
With all reasoning, encrypting VHS copies so they will be able to be traced to their original sources will not halt the piracy problem at hand.
Sign the petition yet? In the spirit of America (our first amendment, rather), the filmgoing community has started numerous petitions, the largest of which is now circulating online at PetitionOnline.com (where, if you have a beef, they provide you a megaphone). Not only are Hollywood actors, directors and marketing departments throwing up their hands, but even the ?big shots? are angry ? why? You may still be wondering.
It?s well known that internet-based piracy has been on the increase over the past few years, and in that span of time, the copying, sharing and selling of illegal copies of films/DVD?s has become rampant. Though the music industry has inexplicably seen more of an impact from the click revolution, studios argue that soon such practices with their products could escalate into a greater problem.
Apparently, pirated copies of films have been traced back to Academy Award voters; studios whose films are striving for award bliss commonly send out hundreds to thousands of DVD ?screener? copies. It seems, as some are arguing, that by sending out all of these copies, films are raw to exposure beyond the eyes that of whom it was sent to.
MPAA president Jim Valenti announced early October that distribution of DVD screeners will no longer be permissible in the Oscar race this year. Though it may sound like a good idea, in order to reduce the amount of piracy/corruption that may be put into action, as always this situation has its ?cons? as well.
This year the Academy Award telecast will be pushed up from the traditional late March timeslot to late February 2004. That was a decision made earlier in the year, which had impacted award campaigns and release schedules before this latest issue had taken effect. That move was implemented in hopes of reducing long and drawn out campaigns on the behalves of those works in contention, as well as maintaining the Oscar?s prestige among movie award shows.
The Golden Globes, along with other award ceremonies, have famously aired well before the Oscars and has seemed to sway votes and affect the latter race as a consequence. That?s not to say the extra variable was a bad one, but the Academy Awards were honoring films of the year before, yet doing so three months into the year following.
How will all of this shifting around affect the Academy Awards as a whole this year? I wish I could tell you, but there are many variables this year; I can?t be definitive in coming up with any type of prediction. What I do foresee, however, is that there will be a fair amount of tension between the various players involved in this entire process; there already are heightened emotions over the screener ban as it is.
It?s well known that internet-based piracy has been on the increase over the past few years, and in that span of time, the copying, sharing and selling of illegal copies of films/DVD?s has become rampant. Though the music industry has inexplicably seen more of an impact from the click revolution, studios argue that soon such practices with their products could escalate into a greater problem.
Apparently, pirated copies of films have been traced back to Academy Award voters; studios whose films are striving for award bliss commonly send out hundreds to thousands of DVD ?screener? copies. It seems, as some are arguing, that by sending out all of these copies, films are raw to exposure beyond the eyes that of whom it was sent to.
MPAA president Jim Valenti announced early October that distribution of DVD screeners will no longer be permissible in the Oscar race this year. Though it may sound like a good idea, in order to reduce the amount of piracy/corruption that may be put into action, as always this situation has its ?cons? as well.
This year the Academy Award telecast will be pushed up from the traditional late March timeslot to late February 2004. That was a decision made earlier in the year, which had impacted award campaigns and release schedules before this latest issue had taken effect. That move was implemented in hopes of reducing long and drawn out campaigns on the behalves of those works in contention, as well as maintaining the Oscar?s prestige among movie award shows.
The Golden Globes, along with other award ceremonies, have famously aired well before the Oscars and has seemed to sway votes and affect the latter race as a consequence. That?s not to say the extra variable was a bad one, but the Academy Awards were honoring films of the year before, yet doing so three months into the year following.
How will all of this shifting around affect the Academy Awards as a whole this year? I wish I could tell you, but there are many variables this year; I can?t be definitive in coming up with any type of prediction. What I do foresee, however, is that there will be a fair amount of tension between the various players involved in this entire process; there already are heightened emotions over the screener ban as it is.
