Word is a LOT of MPAA and the RIAA have been raiding all day, all over the country. They had the big guns out and will for at least a few days, I just sold some of my vintage SW figures today and heard this from the shop owner that had an attempted under-cover sting happen today. He had 5 people come in asking for the "The DaVinci Code" on DVD or Tape (a kid, lady, a total non-comic type and some teens)
So, the possible reason is this weekend’s release of "The DaVinci Code" which is likely to be one of the most bootlegged movies (besides Star Wars ) as it has spurred so much controversy, they had some protests at a few theatres here in ABQ. and I’ve also seen/read four news stories on my local news, CNN about DVD bootlegging one which mentioned DVD “sniffing dogs” and two of which were directly related to the most over hyped work of FICTION since Harry Potter!
ANYWAY, that’s just a guess made on observations made in the last week. But it does seem likely.