To all of you passionate activists out there who have toiled to make Earthlings available online, shared the film with friends, and even gone to the trouble of translating the film into other languages, I am awed by your dedication to the message but must request for the time being that all free downloads of Earthlings cease.

The reason is simple and actually very encouraging. Earthlings is in the process of qualifying for an Academy Award Nomination for Best Documentary Feature.

According to Academy regulations, a film being considered cannot be available for download on the Internet. So this is not about DVD sales.

For the next three months Earthlings will be considered by the Academy members, and it would behoove the film greatly if we could get nominated for an Academy Award.

It would all-but guarantee distribution of the film worldwide, raising even greater awareness.

Please honor this request so our film will not be disqualified. I had no idea it was available on so many sites in different languages. All of them were unauthorized, though I know everyone was doing this for educational outreach. Of course I strongly feel that any excuse to see this kind of footage is a good one, but I must humbly ask for your support in this decision for the next few months.

If you really wish to support the film's message during this critical time, please order a copy online and share that authorized version with your friends. An All Region DVD will be available in September for those of you outside the U.S. Thank you for your generous and heartfelt support of this film.

When I told Joaquin about all of you, and the work you were doing to help spread the word by translating the film yourselves, this is what he said, and I quote:

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"F#CK YEAH. Thank you for sharing that with me. Thank you for getting me involved. No other film that I've been a part of has been in such high demand by the world, that they would go out of their way to do something like this. You should feel extremely proud, as I'm sure you do."

Thank you again, all of you!! I know you are doing this out of concern for animal welfare, which is a duty in and of itself. It is the same reason I spent 5 years making the film. Once again, thank you, but please support Earthlings by purchasing a copy through the film's official website.

Respectfully, Shaun Monson

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