Apparently, someone impersonating the famous ripper and uploader aXXo, is upping fake Watchmen torrents to popular sites. Most of the torrents were immediately taken down once they were found to not be what they were described as.

"As probably the biggest blockbuster in 2009's popcorn movie crop, it's easy to see why Zack Snyder's Watchmen is a likely candidate for fakers more than a month before its March 6 release. A similar, or possibly the same, file surfaced last week on torrent-tracking site isoHunt.

"This is the first one any of us have seen," said Eric Garland of file-sharing market researcher company BigChampagne Media Measurement. "There is a lot of Watchmen material out there now, including short films and viral videos, so there is a lot out there for the fanboy community."

Using the name of aXXo, the Robin Hood of internet piracy, just adds to the allure of the file. "He's a brand," said Garland. "If you want the crowds, you put up the big name, and in this Wild West, aXXo is a mark of quality. Ask anyone who download rips, and they will usually say they'll wait for aXXo's." - Source