Sunday, September 28, 2003
Studios Moving to Block Piracy of Films Online
Studios Moving to Block Piracy of Films Online: "Studios Moving to Block Piracy of Films Online
By LAURA M. HOLSON
Published: September 25, 2003
OS ANGELES, Sept. 24 — If Hollywood executives have learned anything watching their peers in the music business grapple with online file sharing, it is how not to handle a technological revolution.
While the major labels in the music industry squabbled among themselves about how best to deal with Internet piracy and failed to develop consumer-friendly ways to buy music online, the movie industry has gone on a coordinated offensive to thwart the free downloading of films before it spins out of control."
I'd say that the chances of totally stopping file swapping are about as good as those of the Dodo to stop extinction. Oh! Wait! The Dodo is already extinct! Oops!
By LAURA M. HOLSON
Published: September 25, 2003
OS ANGELES, Sept. 24 — If Hollywood executives have learned anything watching their peers in the music business grapple with online file sharing, it is how not to handle a technological revolution.
While the major labels in the music industry squabbled among themselves about how best to deal with Internet piracy and failed to develop consumer-friendly ways to buy music online, the movie industry has gone on a coordinated offensive to thwart the free downloading of films before it spins out of control."
I'd say that the chances of totally stopping file swapping are about as good as those of the Dodo to stop extinction. Oh! Wait! The Dodo is already extinct! Oops!
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