In 2006 all that came to an end when ‘cammer’ Geremi Adam was arrested after he recorded the movies “How to Eat Fried Worms” and “Invincible” at a Montreal movie theater.

Last month that process came to an end when Adams was sentenced to two and a half months in prison. His lawyer had argued for community service because Adam suffered from depression and a troubled childhood, but despite these arguments the prosecution insisted on a prison sentence. That request was granted by the court.

In the end, Adam served 7 days of his sentence but according to Cynthia Laporte, his partner of 2 years, in that time he started taking morphine to cope with his incarceration. He was also taking prescribed anti-depressants and tranquilizers.

Laporte said that Adam had continued using morphine after his release, a habit he tried to hide. On Sunday he was taken ill and an ambulance was called, but it was too late. Just before midnight, Adam – aged just 28 – died from a suspected drugs overdose.

“We had plans,” said Laporte. “Geremi wanted to buy a duplex and move in and have tenants.”

Laporte added that Adam was proud of being the best movie pirate around. Illegality of his activities aside, most people familiar with his work were suitably impressed by his technical achievements which may never be bettered.

It will take one to two weeks for the authorities to establish the exact cause of death.

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Following an FBI investigation into ‘maVen’, his file was handed to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) in April 2006. By September of the same year, Geremi Adam was arrested by police outside a Montreal theater after ‘camming’ the movies ‘How to Eat Fried Worms’ and ‘Invincible’. They seized his laptop and other equipment but later released him. A month later he was arrested again outside another theater.

Facing a $25,000 fine and six months in jail, Geremi Adam was ordered to appear in court on 30th January. Clearly unimpressed by the prospect of being locked up and/or bankrupted, he failed to appear in court and has gone on the run.

“We have a warrant and the police officers will try to find Mr. Adam,” said federal prosecutor Yacine Agnaou in a statement. “When he is found, he will be mandated to appear in court.”

Meanwhile, outside the court a demonstration was taking place by a group calling themselves ‘Hors-d-Oeuvre’ who say that ‘maVen’ is being unfairly treated and that all media should be available on the Internet for free. “Free Geremi!” they chanted in unison.

Fortunately for Adam, he committed the alleged offenses before new tough legislation was introduced to punish movie cammers caught in Canada. He will likely escape the severe punishment of 2 years in prison, a fate awaiting fellow cammer, Louis-Rene Hache. RCMP Staff Sgt. Noel St-Hilaire said: “Unfortunately at the time there was no legislation that forbid anyone from filming in a cinema. There’s not much we could do then other than issue a warning.”

Although not turning up at court is likely to inflame the situation, it’ll be interesting to see if the mounties are prepared to put any serious effort into ‘getting their man’ in this instance.

More photographs from outside the court house are available, thanks to burns1de

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