Moore's 'Sicko' Leaks to Youtube

Health-care expose has early onset at video sharing site

By Greg Atwan, Newser User

Posted Jun 18, 2007 8:19 AM CDT

(Newser) – Documentarian Michael Moore has a feverishly anticipated takedown of the American health-care industry set to open in two weeks—but try telling that to the internet. Sicko went viral this weekend as cinematic hackers managed to post the two-hour film in its entirety on YouTube, probably from a pirated DVD.

The site took the film down this morning, but not before hundreds of viewers got an unauthorized peek. The leak is reminiscent of Moore's previous Fahrenheit 9/11, which also seeped onto to the net—and then netted $119 million. At the time, the portly provocateur said he didn't have a problem with online viewers sharing the film, "as long as they're not trying to make a profit off my labor."

Filmmaker Michael Moore, center, joins hundreds of members of the California Nurses Association as they march from the Capitol to a nearby theater to view the premier of his new film, "Sicko," a documentary... (Associated Press)

Two tickets for the North American premiere of Michael Moore's latest documentary "Sicko" is seen Saturday, June 16, 2007 in downtown Bellaire, Mich, where two showings were seen at the Bellaire Theatre... (Associated Press)

rk, Monday, June 11, 2007. Moore's film "Sicko" is a documentary about the U.S. health care industry. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens) (Associated Press)

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