Once again, Hollywood insiders are to blame for piracy. When will the movie studios take action against the thieves in their own midst, particulary when they hide in such obvious places as the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences? As the LA Times (reg. req.) reports, at least one screener for the film Something's Got to Give has been copied onto the internet (Screener Ends Up on the Internet).

The investigation (through watermarking, apparently) seems to point to a copy sent to Godfather II actor and NYPD Blue recurring guest Carmine Caridi. The screener appeared on the internet last week, but the Oscar voter being investigated has yet to provide an explanation, although he has been asked to do so.

This, after all those who receive screener were asked to sign a form promising to safeguard the screeners. Shockingly, only 80% of the forms were signed and returned. But have we heard anything from the movie studios about this? Why haven't they taken any action on this blatant disregard for the rights of the copyright holders?

Shame, shame, Hollywood. Stop whining about the broadcast flag before you clean up your own act.

And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother’s eye.