Aug 20 2006

`Shiver me timbers, matey; movie cop is in the house’

  • Written by soulxtc
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When Gene Harris showed up at a Lombard theater for the premier of “Miami Vice” last month, seeing the movie wasn’t his priority. He hoped to catch a filmmaker in action.

And sure enough, Harris did–right there in the audience.

Harris got out his cell phone and called Lombard police. Shortly after, the man in the audience was arrested for secretly camcording a movie.

Score a victory for movie cops like Harris, who is an investigator for the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA).

Had “Miami Vice” been successfully recorded that July night, it would’ve been available in Chicago’s counterfeit DVD markets within hours, Harris said.

Harris is on the front lines of the movie business’ war on piracy, ferreting out furtive filmmakers in darkened theaters, and snooping through flea markets for peddlers of counterfeit DVDs.

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Comments

  1. VAMPYRE BLADE

    I would hate to be that snitch if anyone ever sees his face

  2. Signa

    i hope for his sake he isnt listed in the phone book. we have his full name and location from this article.

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