92 year old bootlegs movies, sends them to troops overseas...

[MrScorpio]

Because he just doesn’t give a fuck about the MPAA

While the MPAA goes after people for downloading ripped theater vids of Twilight, 92 year old Hyman Strachman has been churning out shitloads of DVDs of first run movies to send to American troops overseas. Because he’s old and he’s doing it for the troops, so the MPAA can suck it.

“Big Hy” — his handle among many loyal customers — would almost certainly be cast as Hollywood Enemy No. 1 but for a few details. He is actually Hyman Strachman, a 92-year-old, 5-foot-5 World War II veteran trying to stay busy after the death of his wife. And he has sent every one of his copied DVDs, almost 4,000 boxes of them to date, free to American soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan.

With the United States military presence in those regions dwindling, Big Hy Strachman will live on in many soldiers’ hearts as one of the war’s more shadowy heroes.

“It’s not the right thing to do, but I did it,” Mr. Strachman said, acknowledging that his actions violated copyright law.

“If I were younger,” he added, “maybe I’d be spending time in the hoosegow.”

Capt. Bryan Curran, who recently returned from Afghanistan, estimated that from 2008 to 2010, Mr. Strachman sent more than 2,000 DVDs to his outfits there.

http://www.iheartchaos.com/post/21952500604/92-year-old-bootlegs-movies-sends-them-to-troops

[cynatnite]

1. He was doing what the movie studios should have been doing from the get go. n/t

[valerief]

2. Anyone who uses the word "hoosegow" in conversation is "aces" in my book. I'm guessing the DVDs

probably never reach the troops, though. They're probably sold in some foreign market by some supply officer who doesn't give a shit about the troops.

[cynatnite]

4. According to the article, he had photos of soldiers holding up the DVD's and some letters, too. n/t

[valerief]

7. Oh, well, here's hoping they all made it. He's a cool dude for middle-fingering Congress. nt

[richmwill]

3. You think the MPAA won't sue him? HA!!!

Those lowlifes would most certainly sue a 92-year-old veteran. They have no problems suing parents of young children, single mothers who are on welfare, anyone at all.

[pinboy3niner]

5. If Mr. Strachman goes to the hoosegow, plenty of people will stand ready to bail him out

[taught_me_patience]

6. Theft is theft, even if it's a 92 yo veteran

and is wrong.

[valerief]

8. No. WAR is wrong. nt

[RC]

9. I read the title and wondered why anyone would want to watch 92 year old bootleg movies

Then I started reading the article. Good for Hyman.