Sector Seven Updated With Some Videos

Sector Seven (FWIFFO password) has updated once again this time with 3 new videos, another surveillance array and more satellite footage.

The red harddrive now contains three videos that show 3 Generation One Transformers interacting with the real world in creative ways. The first video is NBE 08 (Grimlock) crashing through a construction site. Second one is NBE 115, a Cyclon or something robot, not sure really. The last video is NBE125 (Insecticon Kickback) attacking a camera, one I had posted about in January. At the time thought the video was fan made, but now wonder if not studio made. Regardless, would love to see more of them.

Along the top 3 of 5 surveillance array's are now active. Interesting to note is that in the first group of pictures the "This laboratory has worked XX days without a safety breach" has been counting up, not currently at 58. The second group remains on sewer tunnels, no change that I can tell. That newest array is focused on a lot of plumbing including "High Pressure Condensate". Me thinks that safety message will soon be going back to zero.

Off to the right, two of the three black harddrives have been updated. The first harddrive is where the "Destiny" trailer has been moved to. The second harddrive has five pictures of Iraq satellite photos. My best guess is this is the area that Scorponok is traveling around before the attack in the movie. The icons at the bottom have no new information beyond more fan emails.

Thanks to Lionel D for the heads up on the site update. He informed me about it last night, but for whatever reason when I checked the site I kept getting the old information until later in the morning. Maybe the site updates by time zone. I did change my computer clock to see if it made a difference but forgot to alter timezone.

Update: The Sector 7 podcast has updated with two new messages. Most of it is a rephrasing of the same warning stuff but one part was interesting, "look to the man that started it all, Hoover, there you will find their base of operations, that is where they are hiding the NBE - the Megaman". Referring to Hoover Dam (previously said FBI Headquarters which having read the script was stupid thought on my part).

Don Murphy Responds to Leaked Picture

To say the least Don Murphy is angry about the leaked Skorponok image that Ain't It Cool News posted (and now has removed). In post on his forums titled "Harry Knowles Should Be Imprisoned", he makes clear he feels a law was broken:

Seriously, he should.

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/30809

Now, under the provisions of the Digital Millenium Copyright act, his loser Ain't It Shit site, has to take down any copyright violations that he is notified about immediately. This is under the Safe Harbor provision. It is how You Tube currently defends itself (I say currently because the movie and tv industry will soon cripple YouTube). However, Harry acknowledges in the very posting that he knows he is violating the law, that the picture is protected, but he posts it anyway, also knowing that it will spread all over the internet (already within minutes one of the talkback rodents has "mirrored" the image). Thus, he has violated the law of the United States knowingly and willfully. Maybe no prison could contain his whole body, but at the least he should be held liable for enough in damages that Aint It Shit closes down and their constant illegal behavior, from reviewing stolen scripts to posting reviews from private test screenings held up as wrong and harmful and illegal. I've asked the studio to investigate. Stay Tuned.

I have a feeling that what Don Murphy wants to happen and what will happen are two different things. For one, the various copyright acts are not as straight forward or clear cut as Don Murphy pretends them to be. Most of the previous "victories" in the past have more to do with the defendants not having money to pay a legion of lawyers then having the law on their sides. Its why most sites will pull pictures when asked to as its really not worth the cost of a fight. The future fight over You Tube may just be what sets precedents in cases like these as it would be the first time the big boys (RIAA etc) have gone after a company that has the money to fight back (whether they have the will though is unknown).

Another factor that Don hasn't considered in his anger is that the movie studios use AICN as much as the site uses them. How else do you explain the access they get to movies? The free DVDs, previews, interviews, trips and so forth. For all the hatred Don has for the site, the marketing department clearly has love for them and makes use of the site frequently. The various sneak peaks that AICN news has had in regards to the Transformers is proof of that.

Also, alot of the "leaks" on movies is much like in the political arena. Its usually planned by the "offended" party as a trial balloon to see what the reaction is. In this case its possible the leak was to see if the response was negative or positive and to help create buzz for a forth coming trailer that in all likelihood will include images of Skorponok as that phase of the filming was completed first so the necessary CGI work would be the farthest along. Don may not have approved of the leak but that doesn't necessarily mean the many people in the chain of command of the studio system didn't.

Even if in this case its an unauthorized leak, AICN is used too often as a marketing tool by the studios to allow a single producer with a clear vendetta to take any action against a site. A "leak" on AICN is basically printing money in free advertisement and any marketing and business student can tell you the value in that.

Transformers Film Image of Skorponok

Ain't It Cool News has scored a single image from Transformers. It depicts the Decepticon Skorponok rising from the desert to attack Tyrese and Josh Duhamel in its attempt to get information about the location of the "Energon Cube." This is part of the opening sequence of the movie. AICN indicates that this is not a final image and just part of the ongoing post-production work for the film.

Not a bad image, except for the face. Those large eyes say "cute" rather then "omg run!". The claws I guess are for that. Don Murphy, who has much hate for AICN, is probably seeing red. Hopefully he will post something to express himself later in the week.