just thinking how many movie directors would consider releasing their movie to the pirates just so that the censors/us govt couldnt force an edit or cancel the movie release...
should be a good movie - i always enjoy michael moore's stuff - bowling for colombine was just mind-blowing esp the way charles heston came out of it holding pro-gun rallies days after shooting massacres.
Another example is how rampant piracy of Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 9/11 caused news outlets to report about a video of Moore explaining he is happy that his movies, books and TV shows are shared as long as its not for profit, and does not really agree with copyright laws.
However, Fahrenheit 9/11 was being shared heavily on the Internet "after""Sicko" movie is being snatched up by thousands of pirates well ahead of its June 29th release date. What makes this interesting is how Moore's personal views on file sharing and copyright applies to such an early leak.
Of course, this could be exactly what Sicko needs and might not even be accidental. If you have been following the news, you know that the U.S. Government is investigating a trip Moore took to Cuba with workers from the its theatrical release. This time around, a copy of Moore's highly-anticipated World Trade Center site so they could receive health care they could not get at home. There was speculation that Sicko could have been "impounded" by the federal government due to the Cuba issue - so much so that Moore found it a necessity to stash a copy of the movie in Canada.