[dlwiest]

Software and a film script are a bit different though. If source becomes available, anyone can compile and use it. I'm not sure it's fair to the developer if he wrote that code with the intention of selling it and now it's available for free, but at least it's still available. Producing a movie, on the other hand, is well outside of most people's financial capability, and this leak might prevent people who would be capable of turning the script into a film from doing so.

[lmm]

I think even small groups of people with limited resources will find interesting, creative things to with a well-written film script. And as equipment becomes cheaper this will become much more so - compare with how much more effective the home music studio has become over the last few years.