Writer / director John August published his thoughts about illegal downloads of his movie The Nines in a blog post here and here.

People are going to watch the pirated version, and there’s nothing I can do about it. Sony, Interpol and the MPAA will do their best, but as the guy who made the movie, I honestly want people to see the movie. If the only way you’re going to watch The Nines is illegally, so be it.

I really admire and respect his perspective, as a filmmaker you want people to watch your movie, and if they wouldn´t watch it in cinema or on DVD, it´s better they watch an illegal copy than not watching it.

I strongly encourage people to buy the DVD to honor the work of him, i will definitely, but since the mills in Europe grind a little bit slower i have to wait until march (the DVD is realeased at the end of Jan. in the USA, and i want to save the shipping…).

Tags: film, Movies, Screenwriting