Monday, January 30, 2006
Turner To Try P2P Movie Distribution - In Germany
Good news for Germans, bad news for those of us here in the States, where the RIAA/MPAA are still trying to make P2P users into criminals they can sue at will. Warner Brothers will be trying out a pilot program that will allow viewers to buy movie and TV downlaods from a P2P network (called In2Movies). They'll offer flicks dubbed into German, as well as local TV shows and the like, all for about the cost of a DVD. Maybe the industry is finally getting its collective head out of its collective high-and-mighty ass after all. Now, start hoping for a similar system in the US that isn't DRM Restrictive to the point where you can't do anything with the media you've legally paid for... (Link -- via Slashdot)
