Internet pirates are already swapping illegally obtained copies of the much-anticipated upcoming release American Pie 2, according to Reuters.
The popular peer-to-peer program Hotline (similar to Napster) is being used to transfer the potential blockbuster movie across the World Wide Web, having been compressed in DivX format.
The DivX technology is used to compress large data files and enables computer users with broadband connections to the Internet to download feature films in less than two hours.
Universal, which was not immediately available for comment, expects huge returns from American Pie 2. Scheduled to open August 10 in the United States, the studio hopes the sequel can better the $100-million-plus box office take of the 1999 original.
