Posts Tagged ‘ movie piracy ’

‘Stargate Atlantis’ Gets Boost: From Web Pirates

Aug 28th, 2008 | By David Harper | Category: Science Fiction

TorrentFreak is reporting that “Atlantis” was the most pirated television show for the week of of Aug. 17-24, unseating the Olympics opening ceremony and “Weeds” as the most popular show downloaded by BitTorrent users. (SyFy Portal points out that downloading shows through unofficial means is illegal, and does cost studios.)



Hollywood classics ignored online

Aug 23rd, 2008 | By David Harper | Category: Movies

While download sites like Apple’s iTunes offer recent releases and scads of library titles, there’s a void when it comes to some of Hollywood’s greatest — “The Wizard of Oz” and “Schindler’s List” among them — and some of its top-earners. Disappointed fans can either buy the DVD or troll underground peer-to-peer networks.



MPAA planning site to offer legit movie links

Jul 29th, 2008 | By David Harper | Category: Movies, Technology

The site, which does not yet have a name, would allow users to search for film titles, and in return it would provide links to places to buy movie tickets, to locations where searchers could buy or rent a DVD, or to sites where they can buy or rent a download from an online source.