Canada piracy provokes Fox threat

January 24, 2007 20th Century Fox is threatening to the delay the theatrical release of its movies in Canada in a bid to stamp out illegal camcording of its product in Montreal cinemas and elsewhere. Failing that, Fox will delay the release of its movies in Canadian cinemas to stop the theft of its product by increasingly emboldened movie pirates. Canadian exhibitors are caught in a bind because current Canadian laws do not allow for the arrest or prosecution of moviegoers with camcorders.

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