We all knew it was gonna happen sooner or later. It looks like sooner was the more viable option, apparently the disc has seen being flogged at Chinese markets for $1 complete with a cover of Spider man in his infamous black suit.
According to some sources the movie is not available on the internet, but in no time the warez community is bound to get a hold of the DVD. Quite sad considering it hasn’t even debuted in the USA yet people could have already seen it before it’s release date.
China has one of the largest piracy markets in the world. The first reason being that the cost to watch a movie at the cinemas grossly outweighs the cost to go to a corner and pick up a copy of it, which really is ridiculous. The second reason being that the Chinese government is not clamping down on pirates and, according to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, Beijing’s attempt to stop piracy is “weak” and they are not taking the proper measures to reduce intellectual property theft.
It makes you wonder where the movie industry is going to be in the next 20-30 years, whether the profits of movies will be worth it, or piracy will reign supreme. Only time will tell.