Noob question about newly released movies... (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by 001100010010@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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Okay so for context: I've never really downloaded movies right after release, the movies that I've downloaded were all released at least few months before the time of download, so I don't know how movies releases work.

So when a movie is released, how long does it take for there to be a high-quality pirated version of it? I can't seem to find the movie on an online platform even if I were to pay for it. Are movies exclusive to an actual theater when they first get released? Right now I'm searching for that movie that was just released and all I find is HDCAMs. Does this mean that someone just secretly recorded it in a theater?

Oh btw, the movie I'm talking about is about a scientist that was involved in (at the time) a secret government weapons program during WW2. The movie was released very recently. (Hey, I didn't mentioned the name of the movie, I hope I'm not breaking the rules 😉)

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[-] zebus@lemmy.zip 22 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

If the movie is not available on any physical media or online streaming sources yet, the best you'll find is what's known as a cam, which is the dude sitting in the theatre in a hoody recording like you see in the warning of what not to do before the movie starts.

A lot of trackers don't allow them because the quality is so bad, I see them a lot on TL tho. I think they even have some exclusive releasers.

[-] 001100010010@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 year ago

How do people not get caught recording? Wouldn't someone sitting near them notice?

[-] zebus@lemmy.zip 18 points 1 year ago

Buddy I’m pretty sure people are getting jerked off at the movies, people probably relieved when the person next to them is just recoding with a camera.