Friday, January 11, 2008

Universal To Allow Movie Downloads in the U.K.

Universal Pictures is preparing to launch an online movie download program in the United Kingdom. Partnering with Lovefilm, Universal will be offering “download-to-own” purchase options on select movies. In simple terms, customers will be able to download two protected copies of a movie while they wait for a DVD copy to arrive.

The program will begin on April 10 with Universal’s King Kong, and 35 other movies will soon be available. They will be priced from £19.99 for new releases, and £9.99 for older offerings. The service will use Windows Media DRM, and the movies will not be transferable to other users or computers.

Bron: Arstechnica.com

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