Screener
A screener (SCR) is an advance screening of a or sent to , awards voters, video stores (for their manager and employees), and other professionals, including and . Screeners help critics and award voters see smaller movies that don't have the marketing advantage or distribution of major studio releases. Positive mentions can result in awards consideration. A screener often has no . Nowadays physical DVD copies still appear to be issued, but screeners are also distributed digitally to members of the , and the media/publicity sites of individual television networks for television shows. When screeners leak online, they are often tagged "", and often have an with the receiver's .
In 2003, the announced that they would be ceasing distribution of screeners to Academy members, citing fears of . A group of independent film makers sued and won a decision against the MPAA. The MPAA later reinstated the screeners with the implementation of a new policy requiring recipients to sign a binding contract that they would not share the screeners with others.
In January 2004, Academy member was announced as a person of interest in an ongoing investigation into . He was subsequently expelled from the Academy after he was found to have sent close to 300[] screeners to a contact called Russell Sprague in , over a five-year period. Caridi was later ordered to pay for copyright infringement of two of their films, and , a total of $300,000 ($150,000 per title). Sprague was later found dead in his Los Angeles prison cell. The suspects he may have died of a heart attack.
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- Seiler, Andy (2003-10-14). . USA Today.
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- Seiler, Andy (2003-10-14). . USA Today.
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