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Tag: Film

Collective Injustice? UK Bill Proposes Consumers Pay $800Mil To Make Up For Piracy Loss

Our friends across the Atlantic seem to get slammed with the worst of ideas from their legislators. First there was the Pirate Finder General with his near-unlimited power to hunt down music and film pirates. Now the content industries have found a way to force the consumer to pay collectively for the faults of a [...]

Movie Studios Moving Toward Digital Release Before DVD

Both ArsTechnica and The Wall Street Journal are reporting on major studios that have begun toying with their digital release models. Studios have always been hesitant to jump into the pool of digital content and prefer to test the water before running away screaming. However, as profits of DVD sales continue to decline they find [...]