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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. REQ: CinemaNow crack/serial by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Please, help me !!!

  2. Re:US Broadband behind the times by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    In canada I know hundresd of thousands that dont have broadband... Most of the residents in alberta, etc...

    over 70% of your population doesnt have broadband and cant have broadband...

    Get out of your ivory rich-kid tower and see the real world...

    Oh and how about all the homeless in Toronto? do they have broadband? I have seen more homeless in Toronto than I have seen in Chicago... gotta love your' wonderful socalist system! Free medical care but screw the poor or mentially ill!