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Re: Michael Moore’s Slacker Uprising Now Available

anthony — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 04:12:43 -0000

if you are overseas (like me) and unable to download the movie, i've put together some links that work.
http://www.llamasonic.com/s...

Re: Michael Moore’s Slacker Uprising Now Available

Andrew Warner — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 18:06:59 -0000

[viddler_video=785aeb22]

Re: Michael Moore’s Slacker Uprising Now Available

Pete — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 15:20:21 -0000

We shoulda gotten Rizzn on this...I'm sure he has a strong opinion. ;)

Re: Michael Moore’s Slacker Uprising Now Available

Nick — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 13:43:10 -0000

Exactly. Nothing revolutionary about trying to scrape together any profit from a movie that's been unsuccessfully pitched to distributors for going on two years now.

Needs to be mentioned at some point too, that this uh "revolutionary movement" .... yeah it didn't work. So congrats Mike you didn't affect the election (with the possible exception of galvanizing the conservative base) and you've created a movie that no one will pay for. Keep up the good work.

Re: Michael Moore’s Slacker Uprising Now Available

Jason Kiesel — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 12:24:14 -0000

He's offering it as a free download because no one else will distribute it.

Re: Michael Moore’s Slacker Uprising Now Available

Kathy O'Reilly — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 10:09:39 -0000

Slacker Uprising is also available for free viewing on Lycos Cinema at http://cinema.lycos.com. No registration needed. Just jump in and watch. The film runs through Dec. 31 on Lycos Cineam, a social scene where viewers can chat about the film with other fans while watching.

Re: Michael Moore’s Slacker Uprising Now Available

Sabatini — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 10:06:55 -0000

"The download, however, is available only for US and Canada residents, which doesnâ€™t go well with all that freedom of the web thing Mikeâ€™s talking about. "

In his defense, Moore sort of addressed this on his blog, 16 Sept:

http://www.michaelmoore.com...

"P.P.S. If you live outside the U.S. and Canada, I'm sorry that I don't own the rights to make this film available to you for free. But it will be coming to a theater, video store or television network near you soon."

So it would seem he's not quite the web hypocrite Mashable would have us believe. But I would still like to know, "Why doesn't Moore own the rights ex-North America" and "Who does?"

So I guess the good news for Mirco, myself and the rest of us outside of the northwestern hemisphere is that we're not hurting Mike if we should come across his film by other means than those mentioned in official communiques...

Re: Michael Moore’s Slacker Uprising Now Available

Mirco — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 09:14:25 -0000

Â§$%#**+!!!

"The free download is only available to those residing in the United States and Canada."