On Tuesday I downloaded Jumper, the same day it was released on DVD. That proved to be a bad thing. Not only was the movie a mediocre telling of a story that had pretty awesome potential-- it was based on Stephen Gould's acclaimed sci-fi novel of the same name-- but I got caught.

There are many other things I wouldn't being caught doing, but illegally downloading movies is not one of them. Twentieth Century Fox was apparently on the lookout for just that very thing, because they reported my IP to Cox, my internet service dealer (they don't provide it for free) and Cox, in turn, suspended my internetting abilities. A call to customer service got the suspension lifted, with the warning that it is a three-strikes system. After the third violation, I get no more internet from Cox.

The movie has already made, in domestic and foreign box office, nearly three times as much as it cost to make. That doesn't take into account their big marketing campaign, though. I don't think they'll miss the $20 I didn't pay for it-- but it was wrong of me and I'm seriously considering apologizing.

Seriously.