Warner Brothers to start selling movie downloads
Warner Brothers is to start selling film downloads via the internet using the same technology once blamed for helping people swap illegal copies. The Hollywood studio has reached a deal with the web company Bit Torrent, which uses peer-to-peer technology to allow the quick distribution of large files. Warner says users will be able to buy downloads of films and TV shows on the same day they become available on DVD. Pricing for a feature film will be about the same as the DVD release. I think the price needs to be set lower than a DVD, because a DVD and be ripped and stored on any mobile device that you like. By WB limiting the use of their downloaded files you get less users have limited access to their digital media.
Warner added that whether a TV show or feature film, it will only play on the initial computer used to make the download. The downloads will not therefore work on other PCs or standard DVD players. Other Hollywood studios are now likely to launch similar services. They believe movie fans will prefer to pay a reasonable price for a legal downloaded movie rather than risk illegally swapping a computer file that could contain viruses or be a poor quality copy of a film.
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