Today is the nationwide release date.
I suppose he could have ordeered it from Amazon and it came in the mail yesterday. This all seems like it happened pretty fast, though, don't you think?
It does appear to be a bit of a stretch, but you never know. An interesting story anyway, and it doesn't sound all that unbelievable. It is almost inevitable that something like it will happen.
Pirated copies have been available for months.