Why is Nobody Pirating This Year’s Oscar Movies?

As is typically the case before the nominations are announced, few of this year's presumed Oscar contenders have caught fire at the box office. But one demographic that can usually be counted on to view things early on is the pirates who upload and download illicit copies from file-sharing sites. Esteemed L.A. Times Oscarologist Tom O'Neil reports that DVD screeners for all of the 2009 awards hopefuls (save for "Avatar") are currently in the hands of the Academy's general membership -- so why have so few leaked online?

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