Matrix Posted August 29, 2018 Share Posted August 29, 2018 Millions of Sherlock Holmes fans are eagerly awaiting the release of the upcoming "Holmes and Watson" movie. A few days ago an early 'teaser' appeared in the form of a movie poster. However, movie distributor Columbia Pictures is now sending DMCA notices to scrub any and all copies from the web, including dozens of tweets. But what exactly is the problem? The DMCA is a particularly useful tool for copyright holders who want to make sure that infringing copies of their work are not widely distributed. Whether it’s a copy of a pirated song, an ebook, or a photo, the DMCA covers it all. The majority of the takedown requests filed on an average day are fairly mundane. However, there are those that raise eyebrows, which includes the recent efforts of Columbia Pictures. The movie studio is planning to distribute the upcoming ‘Holmes and Watson‘ movie, a highly anticipated release among Sherlock fans. So, when the first promotional poster appeared online a few days ago, they jumped all over it. The poster, featuring Will Ferrell and John Reilly as Holmes and Watson, shows both men signaling their initials. On top of that is a large red title that reads “Holmies,” as shown in this Reddit post. Following a series of news articles, the poster was shared on Facebook, Reddit, and Twitter. This isn’t something out of the ordinary, as the same happens with other prominent movies. What’s unusual, however, is that the posters have begun to ‘disappear.’ Several news sites that reported on and linked to the poster have removed the image and Slashfilm even took the entire article down. Around the same time, several copies shared on Twitter disappeared too. Gone As it turns out, Twitter removed the promotional posters following a DMCA notice. TorrentFreak received a copy of a takedown request which anti-piracy company Entura sent to Twitter on behalf of Columbia Pictures. Some of the reported uploads The unusual takedowns haven’t gone unnoticed. Twitter user Sloth Mom has been particularly vocal after one of her tweets was targeted. “Apparently Columbia Pictures didn’t like me tweeting the poster of the upcoming Holmes and Watson movie with the comment ‘I’m here for it’ for… Reasons? Good going Columbia, now anyone seeing that tweet won’t know what I’m here for,” she Tweeted. This sparked a lively debate with people condemning Columbia Pictures. But, while it’s clear that Columbia Pictures doesn’t want the poster to be promoted, the question that remains is why? TorrentFreak reached out to Entura for more details on the matter. At the time of writing we have yet to hear back, leaving us with little more than speculation. There are of course many possible explanations. The most likely option we’ve seen thus far refers to the “Holmies” title that’s on the original poster. Apparently, that term is also used for ‘groupies‘ of the Aurora shooter James Holmes. “Err, ‘Holmies’ also means ‘fans of the kid who shot up that DARK KNIGHT theater’ so they might be freaking out and try to scrub the poster from existence,” Twitter user Standing Leaf writes. Holmies… If that’s the case, Paramount Pictures is using the DMCA requests with an ulterior motive. Understandable, perhaps, but the affected recipients who risk losing their account over too many strikes won’t like that. “Even if that’s true, it’s a disgusting overreach to threaten people’s social media accounts over sharing a promotional poster,” Sloth Mom puts it. Again, without an official explanation, this all remains guesswork. Perhaps a good detective can get to the bottom of it though. Source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
straycat19 Posted August 29, 2018 Share Posted August 29, 2018 Columbia Pictures ought to know better. You can never remove all traces from the internet if you know where to look, like on nsane. Think they realized their mistake finally when they used the name "HOLMIES" which is what the followers of movie shooter James Holmes are called. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven36 Posted August 29, 2018 Share Posted August 29, 2018 Holmes and Watson Poster was found 3 results down on Duck Duck Go two results up from torrentfreak post saying it was removed .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
straycat19 Posted August 29, 2018 Share Posted August 29, 2018 Or you could just get it where I did. from the Wayback Machine. The other place where deleted data is stored. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven36 Posted August 29, 2018 Share Posted August 29, 2018 Its not the official one no way the reason they took it down was websites that were posting it were making fun of it and giving the movie a bad name . Quote Posted 6 days ago Film This ‘Holmes and Watson’ Poster Does Not Bode Well for the Ferrell/Reilly Comedy Quote Posted 5 days ago Silly Poster Released For Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly's HOLMES AND WATSON Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
virge Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 Release Date: November 9, 2018 HD CAM Release Date: November 10, 2018 ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven36 Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 14 hours ago, virge said: Release Date: November 9, 2018 HD CAM Release Date: November 10, 2018 ? I dont watch cams i use to watch TS witch are cam with good direct line audio .. But in the last few years i dont because with all the crappy over rated movies Hollywood be doing i can wait 90 days for a Amazon or Itunes rip . There are 1000s of movies they made in the past that are real good movies i never seen before and there TV shows too. I got better things do than watch a crap copy of a video . I dont have time to watch all the videos i have, i got movies i downloaded in 2011 i not seen yet .. And i could care less a about a movie poster that not even really came out when the real one comes out it will be on IMDB and TMDB. for everyone to see and they will be official YouTube trailers in 4k or 1080p to see if you want to go to the theaters to watch it in good quality. I liked the 1st 2 Sherlock Holmes movies but i didn't watch ether one of them as soon as they came out on BLU-Ray because i got so many titles to chose from to watch . Anyone who watches cams they just ruin there movie experience for when a good version leaks . Back when i use to watch TS every time id end up regretting it or not even bother watching it again when a good copy came out. For me too watch a movie more than once i really have too like it a lot. And Hollywood have not been making very many here lately i want to see 2 times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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