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Apple and Fox ink deal for iTunes movie rentals

article published on 27 December, 2007

Twentieth Century Fox and Apple announced a deal that will add movie rentals to the iTunes online store. Currently Walt Disney, Paramount, MGM, and Lionsgate, although new releases are only available from Disney. Fox will be the first company to offer rentals through iTunes. Although the internet has long been touted as a replacement for DVDs, or at least an additional revenue stream, ... [ read the full article ]

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duckNrun
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_ 		27. December 2007 @ 15:40 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
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An additional provision of the deal will use Apple's DRM to allow consumers to make copies of Fox DVDs to play on mobile media players.
Shouldn't that read: Apple's DRM will allow consumers to make additional copies...to play on Apple mobile media players?


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7thsinger
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_ 		28. December 2007 @ 08:25 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Yeah exactly. Apple media players. I'm not sure this would be realy comptetion for BB or Netflix. I don't see a family sitting around, cuddling up next to each other to watch a movie on an ipod.
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_ 		28. December 2007 @ 12:46 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Remember with iTV you could um, watch it on your TV...

I can just imagine that people will crack the DRM and be getting cheaper movies off iTunes
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i am back sorry afterdawn for the b*n i am back better than ever

i don't trust apple
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_ 		29. December 2007 @ 18:16 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Rental with itunes i dont know i would rather buy without drm and be in control of what i do with the thing i purchase.
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