Pop!

Update: I had to remove the file because I exceed my generous bandwidth limit. Sorry. See if you can find it at Google Video or The Pirate Bay instead.

First things first:

Download Sicko [722 MB]

(Watch it with the great, free, open source video player VLC or with Google Video Player.)

As you probably heard, the new Michael Moore movie Sicko leaked onto the internet last week. It was even available for download on Google Video until late Monday.

Moore has gone on the record before saying he didn't have a problem with people distributing his film through non-traditional channels, as long as they weren't profiting from it. He repeated this sentiment the other day in several interviews. To wit:

Separately, Moore said he would not prosecute those already circulating bootleg copies of the still-unreleased documentary on the Internet. "I'm happy for people to see my movie. I'm not a big fan of the copyright laws in this country," he said.

Because Sicko is good, and raises points that should not go unanswered, I am making the film available to be downloaded. Please host the movie on your site, too, if you are able. I have only limited resources, and I don't want to piss off my amazing host, Dreamhost. (Also, if the Weinsteins ask me to take it down, I will, but I hope they understand that everyone is better served by letting the movie generate word of mouth ahead of its release.)

If you link to this, please link to this post and not directly to the downloadable file. If you mirror it, please post a link in the comments. If you watch it, please consider giving some money to a decent related charity or action group.

ps. I've watched the film, and although I think it runs a little long, I can say that every American should watch this movie and ask themselves, and their elected officials, where we went wrong and what we can do to fix it.