Movie and TV Piracy Costs American Economy $20.5 Billion October 3, 2006 2:37 am
Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Movies, Piracy, Television.1 comment so far
It shouldn’t come as a surprise that Movie and TV piracy has run rampant in the United States, but perhaps the dollar figure amount will surprise some; $20.5 Billion. This according to an analysis by the Institute for Policy Innovation.
To read more facts and figures from the analysis, please follow the source link.
Source: Video Business
Superman Returns DVD Premieres in China October 1, 2006 11:25 pm
Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in DVD, Movies, Piracy, Superman Returns.1 comment so far
The Superman Returns DVD, this past Thursday, launched in China. A full two months before its North American launch of November 29th.
In an effort to combat piracy, a very big problem on the Asian continent, Warner Brothers has decided to release the movie on DVD much earlier than is normal, and for a low dollar amount.
Priced between $1.80 and $2.80, the DVD packs the full release encoded with a hard-to-copy disc encryption. Because the studio has to compete with the pirated copies (in retail stores no less), it’s almost impossible to sell for a higher retail price in China.
You can read more about this and some background on the piracy problems at Video Business.
