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1 posted on 02/26/2007 5:16:43 PM PST by xcamel
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I have never been able to get my BitTorrent to work...I'm sure it's a short between my chair and my PC, but everything I have ever tried to download never does.
2 posted on 02/26/2007 5:21:24 PM PST by txroadkill
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Glad to see the movie industry is finally waking up to the new technology.

The prices don't seem too bad, either, considering that a DVD download is $10-20.

Several TV networks had to surrender in the last year: Fox, some CBS, some ABC, some CW programs are now broadcast (the day after network broadcast) over the Internet.

It reminds me of the phone industry which balked at upgrading their lines in the mid-90s to accommodate Internet traffic -- they though the Internet was just a passing fancy and didn't want to go out on a limb by putting dollars into upgrades.


4 posted on 02/26/2007 5:31:41 PM PST by TomGuy
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I buy music and books from the iTunes Store because you can rip it and play it on any device. I won't buy their movies because you can't rip or burn them, and that means you can only play them on the five machines you choose to authorize and your iPod.

Up until now, the movie companies haven't had near the problems that music people have because they've been much better at setting a price on their content. If you go into a music store, a collection of thirty year old songs is still $12-$15. OTOH, I picked up Animal House for $5 at Walmart.

They're also saying that you can rent the movies, which means the DRM will turn them off after so many plays.

I think there's a cash cow out there in movie downloads once the DRM is thrown out.

5 posted on 02/26/2007 5:39:43 PM PST by Richard Kimball (Why yes, I do have a stupid picture for any occasion)
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6 posted on 02/26/2007 5:41:06 PM PST by ShadowAce (Linux -- The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
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BITTORRENT song anyone?


15 posted on 02/26/2007 6:58:49 PM PST by mommya
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