there was one executive at fox who said this was completely unimportant.
something about those who download fit into 1 of 2 categories:
1) people who wouldn't pay for the movie either way.
2) big fans that will pay to see it in theaters anyways.
personally, I would download this, because I love the series, and I want to be able to see what it looks like before they put all the special fx in.
I'm also the type that would probably see it in theaters 3 times if it is as good as it looks in the trailer, and then buy it on blu-ray, Even though I can get it for free online, and probably will once i purchase it on blu-ray, just so I can have it on my computer, rather than having to dig through my movie collection and worry about damaged DVDs, especially when the protection layer on a blu-ray is so small.