'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' bootleg spreads to millions
A high-quality bootleg of 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' was posted on X by an account named Fredrick Bryan, reaching 5.9 million accounts with 143,000 likes and 10,000 reshares before takedown.
The film continued record-breaking box office performance despite the leak, crossing Rs 170 crore in India in three days and projecting a $170 million opening day in the US.
The leak followed a similar incident with Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey', which reached 2.1 million views on X before being taken down.
Universal issued a statement on the 'The Odyssey' leak, saying they initiated takedown protocols and take copyright infringement seriously.
These leaks highlight ongoing challenges for studios in protecting unreleased content from piracy, with studios sending infringement notices but struggling with volume of posts.
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