The DVD/Blu-ray release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens is less than two weeks away, but Blu-ray-quality copies of the film have already leaked online on popular piracy websites.
According to piracy-news site TorrentFreak, the first pirated copies came late Tuesday night. In approximately 12 hours, around 250,000 people had already downloaded the copy. The site reports that the pirated copies come with an accompanying image indicating that it was taken from a regular retail DVD.
It’s not the first time that the film has been pirated. Last year, shortly after The Force Awakens’ debut in theatres, low-quality “cam” rips popped up on pirate sites as well. This is common for all new released movies.
With the leak of the movie, Disney is sure to lose a bucket load of money from sales. As a true fan, I will be sure to pick it up to add to my collection.
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