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'Sicko' pirated weeks before its release
June 19, 2007
Director Michael Moore's film on the U.S. healthcare system is being heavily pirated on the Internet with two weeks still to go before its theatrical release. "We are responding aggressively to protect our film ... but from our research it is clear that people interested in the (healthcare) movement are excited to go to the theater so they can be part of the experience and fight to reform healthcare," said Weinstein Co. spokeswoman Sarah Rothman. The Los Angeles Times reported that Dan Glickman, chief executive of the Motion Picture Association of America, called it unfortunate that movies get out before their release "and it's harmful to the industry." "But the U.S. Congress has worked hard to pass an initiative to make movie piracy a criminal offense," he said. The documentary details the shortcomings of the U.S. health insurance system, which leaves millions without any coverage, and holds up socialized medicine as an attainable option. "Sicko" will release nationwide in theaters June 29. 
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