DVD rips of 'Dark Knight' appear online

Warner Bros. can't protect P2P sites from getting their hands on DVD rips of The Dark Knight

(Credit: Warner Bros.)

Last summer, I wrote how Warner Bros. celebrated that it was able to prevent all but one unwatchable pirated copy of The Dark Knight from appearing on the Web.

Well, this time the pirates won.

According to Ernesto over at TorrentFreak, DVD-quality copies leaked to the Web last week at P2P sites. The DVD version of the movie, the latest in the Batman series, doesn't go on sale in the United States until December 9.

A Warner Bros. spokesman declined to comment.

This from TorrentFreak: "From the looks of it, Batman will crush Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk and Transformers, as it will easily become this year's most pirated movie."

Last July, Warner Bros. went on the offensive to plug any leaks. Anywhere the grainy and poorly lit copy--allegedly taken with a Handycam--appeared online, Warner sent a take-down letter.

The studio said then: "It is impossible to monitor every single screening at every theater worldwide to prevent it from being camcorded. Sadly, it is inevitable that an illegal copy of the film will eventually surface. What was a true accomplishment and unprecedented given the amount of interest and Internet buzz about The Dark Knight was despite hundreds of pre-release press, review, and promotional screenings worldwide, not a single copy of the film leaked prior to the official release."

[smwvc]

"..it was able to prevent all but one unwatchable pirated copy of The Dark Knight from appearing on the Web"

Uh, reality check! It was "Streaming" same day, with some VERY watchable cams.

[karpenterskids]

Yeah, apparently, they just don't know where to look.
I have friends who downloaded (supposedly) very decent cams within a week of the movie's release.

[techman21]

As long as you can see it or hear it, you can record it.

[Seanathome]

Already shared. Still seeding... ;) However, Comcast already sent me a warning for sharing the "Quantum of Solace" torrent a few days ago. :D

[karpenterskids]

You're lucky they're not suing you...

[cameigons]

Gosh I hate those letters... :/

[zmjman08]

"Warner Bros. celebrated that it was able to prevent all but one unwatchable pirated copy of The Dark Knight from appearing on the Web".

Are you kidding?
That movie has been available in DVD quality for months.

[lukeoes]

cam versions came out like 1-3 days after the dark knight was released
dvd screeners came out like a month later (dvd quality and sound just with warner bros logos)
dvdrips just came out like 2 weeks ago
pirating wont stop

[lukeoes]

cam versions came out like 1-3 days after the dark knight was released
dvd screeners came out like a month later (dvd quality and sound just with warner bros logos)
dvdrips just came out like 2 weeks ago
pirating wont stop
i hate piraters

[happy511]

You can copy The Dark Knight DVD movie to PC hard drive with DVDSmith Movie Backup (freeware) :-)