Studios Look into Digital Distribution
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Two Hollywood studios will join with a spinoff of several theater chains to investigate delivery techniques for digital cinema files to theaters.
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With DivX 6's compression technology and a couple high-profile deals, company hopes woo Hollywood for services such as download-to-own.
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Record labels are looking to digital sales as a first step on the road to the larger music marketplace after years of infighting over how to sell music online.
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Several movie studios announced plans Thursday to release a handful of films on high-definition DVD in Europe, continuing the slow rollout of the new format worldwide.
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The company that changed the way many people get DVDs is looking for new ways to shake up Hollywood.
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LONDON - Six large technology and music companies announced Monday they have banded together in an attempt to bring some interoperability to the DRM (digital rights management) systems protecting digital content such as music and movies within the next nine months.
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Warner's leading the charge into new distribution platforms.
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Sony is poised to kick off the launch of its next-generation DVD technology, announcing the release of high-definition Blu-ray movies from a number of major film studios in conjunction with new hardware on which to play them.
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Another book publisher makes inroads toward the digital side of content.
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Blog: Adobe Digital Editions may entice you to read more on screen
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Major movie studious Paramount, Universal Pictures, Warner Bros., and New Line Cinema all said today that they have adopted the new high definition DVD disc format (HD-DVD), and will begin issuing movie titles in the new format in 2005.
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(InfoWorld) - Under a licensing agreement in its final stages, consumers may get the right to make several legal copies of HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc movies they've purchased, a concession by the movie industry that may quell criticism that DRM (digital rights management) technologies are too restrictive. The agreement, if supported by movie studios and film companies, could allow a consumer to make a backup copy in case their original disc is damaged and another copy for their home media server, said Michael Ayers, a representative of an industry group that licenses theÂ AACS (Advanced Access Content System) copy-prevention system. AACS is used on HD DVD and Blu-ray discs, the new high-definition DVD formats, to prevent unauthorized copying of the discs. The concept, called "managed copy," would undercut one the strongest arguments against DRM technology, which critics say deprives buyers of their legal right to fair uses such as moving their content to other digital systems and devices. The licensing agreement is under negotiation between the AACS Licensing Adminstrator, which Ayers represents, and companies using AACS technology, including film makers. AACS LA members include Sony, IBM, The Walt Disney Co., Warner Bros., and Microsoft. AACS LA is pushing the studios to support managed copy and offer consumers the option of making at least one copy, Ayers said. "We want to be able to maximize the number of movies that are able to be offered," he said. The idea is that the content companies could charge a premium according to how many copies are allowed, Ayers said. It remains a possibility that consumers, if given the chance to make three copies of "Spider-man 2" could give those copies to their neighbors, which technically would qualify as low-volume piracy. But AACS LA believes that movie studios will see higher sales with the managed copy option, even with the chance it could be abused, Ayers said. "Studios will have to take that into account when they select pricing," Ayers said. On the technology side, a system of servers, run by the studios or third parties, could enable the authorization of copies. Newly minted discs could be prevented from further copying by employing DRM technology from companies such as Microsoft, Ayers said. AACS LA is now working out what rights studios and film companies would have under the complex licensing agreement. "We are optimistic that the studios will see this as a benefit that will drive sales," Ayers said.
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Consumers hoping to enjoy their favorite  comics or Harry Potter book in digital form could soon have a  flexible alternative to clunky laptop computers.
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Several movie studios choose a side in the battle of DVD formats.
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The world's biggest electronics firms are working on systems to stop digital content being pirated.
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Three top Hollywood studios are throwing their considerable weight behind one of two competing formats for the next generation of DVDs, citing in part the need to stem piracy.
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Industry groups are looking for a way around controversial copyright proposal.