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| Updated June 18, 2008 DVD
NEWS DIGEST
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Cloverfield [Paramount]
New York state wants to shake its status as the nation's film piracy capital and set an example for the rest of the country. The state would expand and boost penalties for multimedia pirates in a new bill supported by members of both parties. The legislation, which the politicians hope to pass before the summer, would "combat the creation, distribution and sale of illegally recorded movies in New York State." The AG's office cited recent industry reports that say that more than 50% of all illegally recorded movies are filmed in New York and then distributed around the nation.
Officers from the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs (MDTCA), with the support from Malaysian Federation Against Copyright Theft (MFACT), representing the Motion Picture Association (MPA) in Malaysia, raided an unlicensed replicating facility south of Kuala Lumpur. Three men, aged between 20 and 50, believed to be workers operating on the replicating lines were arrested. MDTCA authorities also seized two DVD replicating lines, one printing machine and 3,750 kg of polycarbonates. Polycarbonate is the material used for the production of optical discs. It is estimated that the replicating lines had a production capacity of more than seven million pirated discs, potentially generating criminal revenues of more than US$22 million.
When you have selected the photos you wish to copy to a DVD, click on the "Burn" button on the task bar. This will drop down a selection of options: "Data Disc" and "Video DVD." To keep the format of the pictures, select "Data Disc." The computer knows what type of blank media you have in your DVD/CD burner. It will copy the files you have selected to your DVD. The photos should retain all their tags and image quality. You will then be able to look at them with your computer without any difficulty. Windows Photo Gallery literally creates a movie from your still images. It has some neat features for making a slide show more interesting, such as adding music. A major attraction of this feature is that the DVD you create can be sent to someone that only has a DVD player and they can watch it.
Consumer spending on DVDs and Blu-ray Discs in the first three months of this year was up about 1% from the first three months of 2007, coming in at $5.51 billion compared with $5.46 billion in the first quarter of last year, according to Home Media Magazine market research estimates based on studio and retail data. Sales were up 2.3%, to $3.47 billion from $3.39 billion, while rental spending slipped 1.6% to $2.04 billion from $2.07 billion. Unit sales to consumers rose 2.6%, to 231,928 units from 225,999 units in the first quarter of 2007.
Storage Appliance Corporation has introduced a new DVD backup system that it says makes it easy for professionals to back up their PCs by simply inserting a DVD. Aimed at small, medium and large businesses and dubbed Clickfree Office DVD Backup, the solution offers a simple way to save email, calendar, Internet, design and other productivity related files. It supports over 200 file types including Microsoft Office and Adobe applications, and works by automatically searching for, and backing up files as soon as a disc is inserted in a PC’s DVD drive.
A pirated DVD factory in an Edinburgh house has been smashed by police who seized £750,000 worth of counterfeit goods. Computers were being used to produce thousands of fake titles to be sold around pubs, offices and homes in the city. The police haul included 5975 movie DVDs, 2300 MP3 discs, 300 video games, 868 computer software discs, and 885 pornographic DVDs.
According to new research from TDG, consumers are interested in having new web-enabled features on their next DVD player, a good sign for both studios and technology vendors looking to deliver interactive, customized media experiences to the home living room. "Though there is much discussion about which platform is best suited to introduce web and PC-like functionality to the home entertainment center, few platforms have the legacy of the DVD player," notes Michael Greeson, TDG President and author of new report. "The DVD player diffused very deeply, very quickly, more so than other types of video platforms." This unique diffusion history, argues Greeson, makes the DVD player especially suitable for introducing Internet functionality to the home TV and beyond. PCs are widely viewed as too complex for a "living room" experience. The DVD platform, on the other hand, is seen as inexpensive, reliable, and very simple to use, notes Greeson.
A German company has introduced a disposable DVD that can be viewed for 48 hours, then thrown away. The DVDs will sell for just €3.99 ($6.44 /£3.20). That's about the same price as a new video rental in Europe. DVD-D Germany Ltd's 'Einmal' (German for 'once') - discs incorporate a self-destruct chemical coating to render them unreadable after a pre-set time. The process begins as soon as the discs are removed from vacuum-sealed packaging. After 48 hours (or longer, depending on the price) the DVD gives a 'No disc' error when put into a DVD player or PC. There appears to be no DRM (digital rights management), so you couldcopy the disks, if you're quick enough. end
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