On Thursday, a 37 -year -old Tennessee was arrested, alleged that she steals Blue -Ray and DVD from a manufacturing and distribution company used by major film studios and shared them online before the scheduled release dates.
According to the US Department of Justice Press releaseSteven Hale worked in the DVD company and allegedly stole “numerous ‘pre -release’ DVD and Blu -ray between February 2021 and March 2022, after which they allegedly torn” films “, in which unauthorized copies and joint copies were widespread online. Do
The DOJ said Hill was “accused of” criminal copyright violations and a count of international transport of stolen goods. ” He suffers a maximum of five years for the former, and a 10 -year sentence for the latter.
In blockbuster movies that have been accused of stealing Hale StaFor, for, for,. F9: Fast Saga, Poison: Let’s be a massacreFor, for, for,. Goodsla vs KongAnd, probably in particular, Spider Man: No Way Home.
DOJ claimed “copies Spider Man: No Way Home The owner of tens of millions of dollars was downloaded tens of millions of times with estimated loss. “
Forbes noted that in 2021, when the spider’s film was released only in theaters, it became the first film during the Covade 19 pandemic diseases to reduce the box office more than $ 1 billion. But according to Forbes, it was difficult for people to watch the film, the temptation to find leaks and tuors was difficult to resist. Helle has been accused of widespread copies of the film before being released online in the same climate.