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DVD/Blu-ray’s to show 20 seconds of unskippable warnings

The six major movie studios will be placing two unskippable ten second copyright warnings on all their new DVD and Blu-ray releases starting this week, which appear after pressing ‘Play’ at the main menu.

Windows Media Center to be sold separately for Windows 8

This pack will be available to Windows 8 Pro customers, priced at what Microsoft claims will be in-line with marginal costs. Windows 8 (home version) customers will need to purchase the Windows 8 Pro pack, which comes bundled with Media Center.

Xfinity on Demand, HBO GO and MLB.tv hit Xbox Live

Xbox 360 owners with paid Xbox Live Gold accounts and existing subscriptions to Comcast’s Xfinity, HBO GO and MLB.tv can now access the trio’s programming directly through their consoles.

MPAA’s 2011 report says movie business is booming globally but 3D is not

The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) has proudly released their annual Theatrical Market Statistics Report for 2011, and members of the MPAA have released a statement bragging of world growth – up 3% internationally from 2010 – claiming the movie industry is still one of the most affordable forms of entertainment for consumers, and at the same time brandishing piracy for stealing their works and threatening to undo the industry.

2D & 3D ticket prices to meet halfway, says theater chain boss

Domestic theatergoers have largely turned their backs on 3D films, preferring those that don’t require ponying up a few extra dollars and wearing uncomfortable glasses. How exactly do theater owners deal with tapering ticket sales and 3D malaise? The only way they can: a price drop.

U.S. online movies to top physical media in 2012

According to market researcher IHS, legally downloaded movies will outperform disc-based movies for the first time ever in 2012. The group believes online movies transactions will more than double this year, hitting 3.4 billion. Purchases of Blu-ray and DVD movies will fall for the second straight year to 2.4 billion, with a slow descent expected over the next five years.

The crazy way Netflix recommends and categorizes movies

Netflix has made it a goal to cater to streaming subscribers with content recommendations. But how does the company arrive at its conclusions? According to Todd Yellin, Netflix vice president of product innovation, it isn’t magic. And it isn’t perfect, either.

Would you share your Netflix faves on Facebook? Many wouldn’t

Anyone who’s accrued a decent number of friends on Facebook knows that short of blocking people it’s impossible to avoid a glut of awkward status updates and relationship changes. Meanwhile, Netflix wants to give its customers one more thing to share: their favorite movies and TV shows. The company is pushing for Congress to amend a 1980s pro-consumer privacy law that now, more than two decades later, unintentionally prevents subscribers from sharing the movies they’re watching over social networking services. Unfortunately, a new study paints the novel feature as relatively undesirable.

Google & Amazon offer early viewings of box office flicks

Theater chains rallied last year against premium video-on-demand — movies offered as high-priced home rentals mere weeks after debuting on the silver screen — arguing that the shortened time span would hurt their bottom lines. Amazon and Google have decided to ignore those criticisms, adding one unreleased film each to their respective online storefronts this month.

MPAA chief Chris Dodd addresses piracy in Mumbai speech

Motion Picture Association of America CEO Christopher Dodd has urged film professionals in India to band together with Hollywood to combat content theft. Speaking at the Ficci Frames convention in Mumbai this week, Dodd reiterated the trade group’s hardline stance against piracy and invited local representatives to help do their part.

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CD Projekt says the truth is, DRM doesn't work (2)

  • Mon 21 May 22:48 by Seán
  • Piracy

In an interview between Forbes and CD Projekt CEO Marcin Iwinski, Iwinski said the truth is that DRM simply does not work. He said the main problem is that the copy protection is cracked within hours of the release of every game, not to mention the money and development wasted to implement it. Those with pirated versions also have a clean and more functional game!

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