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'Harry Potter' Offered (Legitimately) on the Net

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the step-in-the-right-direction dept.

Skyshadow writes "Warner Brothers is distributing several movies, including Harry Potter and Mars Attacks via the internet. The price is the same as I pay for Pay-Per-View from my satellite provider ($3.99 for a 24 license), and the movies are in the area of 700 megs. I'm sure that movies on demand will eventually take off as a legitimate and feasible distribution method, but given that a vast majority of US households are without broadband, is this an idea before its time?"

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  1. An idea after its time by heroine · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Dropped broadband in 2001. Haven't missed it. You know you're in a recession when businesses keep pushing the same dead horse.