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[somedaybitch]

In their latest experiment in making movies available over the Internet, several studios today (Monday) will be using such sites as Movielink and CinemaNow to provide top-drawer films on a download-to-own basis. They include Brokeback Mountain, King Kong and Pride and Prejudice. Today's Los Angeles Times observed that the downloaded films could cost as much as twice what the DVD versions do, can only play on a personal computer, and cannot be "burned" to disc. The newspaper commented, "As they experiment with offering online video on demand, studios are keeping prices high and restrictions tough so they don't alienate retailers, whose DVD sales still provide the vast majority of revenue."

i'm sorry, but what's the point?


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