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Wolverine on TV!

Constantin Xenakis
News: Constantin Xenakis

Piracy knows no limits: just a few days after a copy of the movie was stolen from the studio and made available online, «Wolverine» was shown on national TV in Bolivia.

Wolverine on TV!

Hollywood and especially producer Fox haven't been sleeping very well since getting the news, it being the most significant case of piracy so far; the majors have called in the FBI to find out who's behind the theft and are calling on the government to intensify anti-piracy laws.

Meanwhile, the problem has intensified and seems to have no limits: in Bolivia, one of the national TV stations has had the gall to broadcast a downloaded copy during prime time, no doubt making good money from its regular sponsors.

Although used to seeing DVD copies for $1 in the streets of La Paz and illegal copies of movies on TV, Bolivian bloggers were still surprised to see the «Wolverine» broadcast.

With Hollywood getting support from the White House in its battle against video piracy, this kind of news probably won't make the already strained relations between the US and Bolivia any better.

9. April 2009

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