Hollywood Backs Swedish Movie Streaming Site

paulraps writes "Forget Spotify and Skype: the latest strangely-named-but-hey-it's-free service from Sweden offers users streamed on-demand movies free of charge, has deals with two major Hollywood studios, and is called Voddler. Since its launch two weeks ago, the service has signed up a quarter of a million users and has almost the same number queuing for an invitation. After signing deals with Disney and Paramount, the company provides access to thousands of films, which are shown uninterrupted after a barrage of ads. The target is the file-sharing generation: 'Our customers can be sure that Voddler is totally legal, secure, and that there are no risks of computer viruses infecting their machines from downloaded files,' says executive vice president Zoran Slavic."

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Um.. Can someone tag this "phishing"?

[BadAnalogyGuy]

Here's what happens when you access their site.

First you are presented with a very sparse page with a couple areas you can put your name and email address to "register".

Next, if you are so inclined, you enter your email address and name.

Then it says "Thanks for your interest in Voddler!"

Then you receive an email informing you that actually you didn't actually register since the site isn't actually open yet.

Thank you for showing an interest in Voddler!
A beta version of Voddler is currently out and we will not add new members at this stage.

But have patience, the official Voddler will soon be released and your name and email will be saved until then. An invitation will find its way to your inbox when the time is right.

I suppose it was a good idea to use a throwaway account for this.

Re:Um.. Can someone tag this "phishing"?

[xtracto]

It asks you for your name and email address, then will send you an invitation when the beta ends. Unless you mistook "email address" for "bank details", that hardly qualifies as phishing in my book.

Tell me that after you start receiving hundreds of viagra adds because teh Voddlers sold your email and address to Muhamad.

No news here, RIAA peddles M$

[SgtChaireBourne]

"The nature of our business is both IT and media related and we are developing software solutions based on the Microsoft platform. "

No news here. It's just the RIAA / MPAA getting a free slashvertisement for their buddy, bill.
If you want video, go to the video bay. If you want the net locked down in proprietary, DRM'd formats, go to viddler, vaudler, or whatever it was called. If you want to send a big F-U to European and American business, then go to viddler, vaudler, or whatever it was called. If you want to give a boost to European and American business, then go video bay or any other site specializing in open technology.

Same here. The ads are "quality time"

[Anonymous Coward]

I actually like having a few minutes of "quality time" with my girlfriend during the ads. We call it our pre-movie buffet.

The ads are usually just long enough to allow me to get down between her legs and pull her panties down, slide my hand up the inside of her thighs and feel her moist with anticipation. Then I get right down and start licking her asshole. She'll stifle a moan and that's when I start massaging her balls and stroking her dick.