The Hollywood Reporter has a great new article detailing the versions and impact of botlegs of Attack of the Clones and Spider-Man on the Internet.

Some 2 million-3 million people have obtained copies of "Spider-Man" and "Star Wars: Episode II -- Attack of the Clones" from the Internet, according to the Copyright Crusade II, a sequel to last year's report cited so routinely by MPAA topper Jack Valenti.

The new report from Viant estimates that 400,000-600,000 movies a day are pirated via the Internet, up about 20% from a year ago.

"Spider-Man" was first detected online May 2, one day before its opening in theaters. The "cam" version -- meaning it was captured with a video camera by an audience member at a prerelease screening -- spread quickly and since has been superseded by a "telesync" version, the report says. A telesync is captured from within a projection booth with high-quality sound.

"Attack of the Clones" appeared in cam version a week before its theatrical opening.

Although as many as 3 million copies of the two movies have been pirated from the Internet, it might have been worse for the studios. Viant said 10 million people sought out the two movies -- though most using an analog modem gave up, and even many with broadband connections aborted their efforts after failed attempts. The average broadband user spent six hours downloading one movie, Viant estimates.

"All in all, those who chose to brave the theater lines probably had a much more rewarding experience, despite having to pay for their tickets," the Viant report states.