To pirate or not to pirate? Well, the Twilight Saga:New Moon director Chris Weitz, thinks that may not be the case. 22 year-old Samantha Tumpach from Chicago, was busted allegedly attempting to record the Twilight Saga: New Moon, but the movie’s director Chris Weitz feels the woman is being unfairly accused.
“Needless to say, the case seems to me terribly unfair and I would like to do what I can to address this,” Weitz wrote in an e-mail.
“It was never my intention to record the movie,” Tumpach said. “You can hear me talking the whole time.”
Weitz questioned whether her arrest was justified.
“There is, needless to say, a difference between trying to protect the copyright of a film and making an unfair example of someone who clearly seems not to have any intentions towards video piracy,” Weitz wrote.
He said he had contacted the studio that released the film, Summit Entertainment, to express his concern about her arrest, but he acknowledged there’s probably little he can do to influence the outcome of her case.
“I am not sure what effect I would have on the case,” he wrote, noting “the film is, after all, not my property.”
Chris Weitz, is such a stand up guy, to come to this woman’s defense. Apparently the woman had three minutes of video which included previews, a lot of laughing, talking and a few clips from the beginning of the actual movie, but she insists it was a surprise birthday gift for her sister’s upcoming birthday…well I guess the wolf’s out of the bag! (I just had to say that.)
So honestly guys, whats your opinion on this? Bootlegs are the worse in my opinion. When I first heard the story, I was all gung ho to have her spend forever behind bars, but now after gathering all the info, they really need to take into consideration the fact that there was talking and singing all through the video, obviously she’s not about to put it up for sale. I don’t know anyone that would want to purchase that. To read the very interesting article check out SunTimes.
(Thanks, Diana!)