Writers Guild opposes screener ban

I think its true that by banning screeners, the smaller less well known films are less likely to do well in oscars and other similar occasions. However, it will really help to cut down on piracy as the main form of piracy now is copied screeners. However, the problem will not go away. There are always a very large amount people that have access to a movie in a studio at any time. Directors like to watch the final version in a cinema long before it comes out. Actors like to watch the final versions sometimes in their homes sometimes on a screen in the studio. To do this the disc is compiled. If there is a compiled full DVD movie lying around a studio, no doubt someone will get their hands on it and release it. Good old Writers Guild of America opposing this decision to ban all oscar screeners.

I'd say the MPAA is trying to kill two birds with one stone. The integrity of the Oscars is obviously not high on their list of concerns. Clamp down on "piracy" AND make more room for the box office heavies with the same action. Hell yeah they want to ban screeners. Those academy members don't actually have to SEE the movie to vote on it. Just vote by the numbers...