You'll remember that Chartier's shingle Voltage Pictures plans one of the most sweeping anti-piracy lawsuits in history: Tens of thousands of BitTorrent users may be affected to the tune of a few thousand dollars per infraction. The move drew the ire of one moviegoer in Toronto, who addressed a note to Chartier saying he'd boycott any Voltage Pictures releases in solidarity with the targets of its suit.
Naturally, Chartier had a response, which yesterday made its way online:
From: "Nicolas Chartier"
Date: May 15, 2010 2:30:30 AM PDT
To: [redacted]@[redacted].com
Subject: RE: Hurt Locker lawsuit
Hi Nicholas, please feel free to leave your house open every time you go out and please tell your family to do so, please invite people in the streets to come in and take things from you, not to make money out of it by reselling it but just to use it for themselves and help themselves. If you think it's normal they take my work for free, I'm sure you will give away all your furniture and possessions and your family will do the same. I can also send you my bank account information since apparently you work for free and your family too so since you have so much money you should give it away... I actually like to pay my employees, my family, my bank for their work and like to get paid for my work. I'm glad you're a moron who believes stealing is right. I hope your family and your kids end up in jail one day for stealing so maybe they can be taught the difference. Until then, keep being stupid, you're doing that very well. And please do not download, rent, or pay for my movies, I actually like smart and more important HONEST people to watch my films.
best regards,
Nicolas Chartier
Voltage Pictures, LLC
Sigh. Don't ever change, Nic.
ยท Hurt Locker producer: Criticizing our lawsuits makes you a moron and a thief [Boing Boing via Vulture]