Mad Buddies pirate arrested
Johannesburg – A man has been caught red-handed trying to film the new Leon Schuster movie Mad Buddies off the big screen using a camcorder, at the debut screening of the film at Ster-Kinekor, Maponya Mall, Soweto.
The suspect is believed to be working for a pirate syndicate in the Johannesburg area who of Johannesburg earlier this week. He will appear in the Commercial Crime Court, Johannesburg for bail on Monday.
This is the second camcording incident of this film since it was released in theatres this morning.
The other suspect, spotted at Bedford Centre, fled after being approached by Ster-Kinekor staff.
Becoming a reality in SA
Recording films off the big screen is fast becoming a reality in South Africa.
Corne Guldenpfennig of South African Federation Against Copyright Theft (SAFACT) stated that tight security had been implemented countrywide at all cinemas to apprehend suspects, in an attempt to prevent the film Mad Buddies being stolen prior to the legal release of the film on DVD.
She further stated that piracy is a serious crime that generates millions of rands in illegal income annually which, in turn, affects people in the wider community and involves people smuggling, drugs and fraud.
SAFACT encouraged members of the public to report any incidents of suspicious activity in a cinema to staff members immediately.
Mad Buddies opened in cinemas around the country on 22 June .
Johannesburg – A man has been caught red-handed trying to film the new Leon Schuster movie Mad Buddies off the big screen using a camcorder, during the first show of the film at Ster-Kinekor, Maponya Mall, Soweto.
The suspect is believed to work for a pirate syndicate in the Johannesburg area whof Johannesburg earlier this week. He will appear in the Commercial Crime Court, Johannesburg for bail on Monday.
This is the second camcording incident of this film since it was released in theatres this morning.
The other suspect, spotted at Bedford Centre, fled after being approached by Ster-Kinekor staff.
Becoming a reality in SA
Recording films off the big screen is fast becoming a reality in South Africa.
Corne Guldenpfennig of South African Federation Against Copyright Theft (SAFACT) stated that tight security had been implemented countrywide at all cinemas to apprehend suspects, in an attempt to prevent the film Mad Buddies being stolen prior to the legal release of the film on DVD.
She further stated that piracy is a serious crime that generates millions of rands in illegal income annually which, in turn, affects people in the wider community and involves people smuggling, drugs and fraud.
SAFACT encouraged members of the public to report any incidents of suspicious activity in a cinema to staff members immediately.
Mad Buddies opened in cinemas around the country on 22 June .
Johannesburg – A man has been caught red-handed trying to film the new Leon Schuster movie Mad Buddies off the big screen using a camcorder, at the debut screening of the film at the Maponya Mall Ster-Kinekor in Soweto.
A pirate syndicate in Johannesburg tried to sell pirated DVDs to unsuspecting shoppers earlier this week. It is thought that the arrested man works for this syndicate.
He will appear in the Commercial Crime Court in Johannesburg on Monday.
This is the second camcording incident of this film since it was released in theatres on Friday.
The other suspect, spotted at Bedford Centre, fled after being approached by Ster-Kinekor staff.
Becoming a reality in SA
Recording films in cinemas is fast becoming a reality in South Africa.
Corne Guldenpfennig of South African Federation Against Copyright Theft (SAFACT) has insisted on increased security at cinemas countrywide in an attempt to prevent pirate copies of Mad Buddies being sold prior to the legal release of the film on DVD.
SAFACT encourages the public to report any incidents of suspicious activity in a cinema to staff members immediately.
Mad Buddies opened in cinemas around the country on 22 June.
