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CinemaNow Steps Up (A Little)

July 19, 2006 by Jim Connelly

A couple of days ago, I discussed the announcement by the film download service Movielink that they had licensed software to allow downloaded films to be burnt to DVD. Of course, there was still the tiny little hurdle of getting the studios to go along with their plan. Maybe by the end of the year.

Enter CinemaNow. They announced yesterday that they have not only licensed DVD-burning software and gotten a studios to take a flyer on the concept, but they have actually started offering the service. Naturally, there are issues.

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Filed Under: Mediacratic, Movies, Services Tagged With: Cinemanow, downloads, Movielink, Movies

Movielink Steps Up (A Little)

July 17, 2006 by Jim Connelly

Some good news for those who are interested in legally downloading film: Movielink, one of the major services originally created to sell movie downloads, is going to allow consumers to burn their downloads to DVD.

Will this be the magic steriod that will kickstart the mostly-ignored film downloading service? Probably not, but it is a start.

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Filed Under: Mediacratic, Movies, Services Tagged With: Cinemanow, downloads, DRM, Movielink, Movies

Why People Steal Movies

April 3, 2006 by Kassia Krozser

Last week, Jim wrote a concise analysis of “why people download shared music”. I’m going to continue that theme — possibly ranting a bit more than Jim. Today’s hot news is that the studios are (gasp! sigh! swoon!) going to allow consumers* to download movies on the same day the DVD is released.

Needless to say, this isn’t the giant step forward for mankind that you’d imagine. And not just because “same day” can mean “same day” or within 45 days. Your choice. As the Los Angeles Times notes:

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Filed Under: DRM, Mediacratic, Movies Tagged With: Cinemanow, Disney, Lionsgate, MGM, Movielink, Movies, Paramount-Pictures, Sony-Pictures, Twentieth-Century-Fox, Universal-Pictures, Warner-Brothers

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