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  DRM comes back with a vengeance as digital media moves to the cloud

  By Nilay Patel on January 24, 2012 01:02 pm + 107 comments

  Almost exactly five years ago, Steve Jobs wrote "Thoughts on Music," a short essay arguing against Continue reading…

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  Motion Picture Academy: digital films need greater preservation efforts

  By Jesse Hicks on January 22, 2012 05:32 am + 19 comments

  We all know what it's like to be stuck with obsolete media: who hasn't seen boxes of VHS tapes at Continue reading…

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  Amazon's new UltraViolet deal: UV rights to be included in purchases from one unnamed studio

  By Nathan Ingraham on January 11, 2012 06:28 pm + 14 comments

  Amazon's partnership with UltraViolet was announced yesterday, and now we have a little more detail Continue reading…

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  Amazon is UltraViolet's first retail partner; Samsung offering disc-to-digital on 2012 Blu-Ray players

  By Nathan Ingraham on January 10, 2012 07:14 pm + 23 comments

  UltraViolet announced a few big new partnerships that should give the fledgling digital distribution Continue reading…

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  Netflix launches in UK and Ireland with one month's free trial, £5.99 or €6.99 thereafter

  By Vlad Savov on January 9, 2012 02:23 am + 52 comments

  Netflix has just launched its subscription streaming service in the UK and Ireland. Anyone can pick Continue reading…

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  Neustar Catalyst lets any retailer sell UltraViolet digital movies

  By Nilay Patel on January 6, 2012 06:41 pm + 12 comments

  We're going to hear a lot about Hollywood's UltraViolet centralized-DRM locker system at CES this Continue reading…

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  Sony Pictures exec says 'the pricing for online ownership is too high'

  By Dante D'Orazio on January 6, 2012 02:41 pm + 40 comments

  Sony Pictures Home Entertainment's executive vice president of global digital and commercial Continue reading…

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  TorrentFreak lists 2011's top ten pirated movies

  By Dante D'Orazio on December 29, 2011 05:38 am + 69 comments

  TorrentFreak has released its top ten chart of the most downloaded movies worldwide of 2011, and, as Continue reading…

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  Lovefilm grabs streaming rights to Sony Pictures titles in the UK

  By Jamie Keene on December 21, 2011 05:35 am + 22 comments

  Ahead of the launch of Netflix in the UK, Amazon's Lovefilm DVD rental and streaming service is Continue reading…

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  Panasonic, Samsung, SanDisk, Sony, and Toshiba team up for new flash memory DRM solution

  By Dante D'Orazio on December 19, 2011 06:07 pm + 16 comments

  Panasonic, Samsung, SanDisk, Sony, and Toshiba announced today that they're teaming up to launch the Continue reading…