| You're watching TV one evening scanning | | | | readily available to the public online. |
| through the reruns thinking it's pathetic how | | | | Piracy and broadband capabilities are still |
| little there is to watch anymore when a | | | | being questioned.Piracy became the prominent |
| fantastic movie trailer comes on. It's | | | | issue when music files were being illegally |
| everything you love - the right actors, the | | | | shared over the internet. While the music |
| wit, the action - and your heart beats a | | | | industry fought against such services as |
| little faster in anticipation - if only you | | | | Napster, they are still far from recovering |
| could watch it RIGHT NOW!Well, the film | | | | their market revenue and the film industry is |
| industry has heard you. Along with the speed | | | | not anxious to join them.What can't be |
| of the internet, consumers have now come to a | | | | debated is that there IS a market, and no |
| new stage of demand. It used to be that we | | | | industry likes to bypass that because of |
| WANTED everything immediately - now we EXPECT | | | | possible problems.Right now European |
| it.This is not the sort of thing that goes | | | | broadband may not be up to the task of |
| unnoticed by industries that cater to public | | | | downloading such large files but has plans to |
| reception. And now it has been announced that | | | | proceed with distribution soon.In America |
| we may not be far away from simply walking | | | | there has already been movie distribution |
| over to our computer and downloading the | | | | with the inevitable legal proceedings against |
| newest releases.During a meeting at the | | | | individuals facilitating unauthorized |
| Cannes Film Festival, Culture Ministers from | | | | downloads.Although the fight against piracy |
| across Europe, film industry representatives | | | | is being taken very seriously by the |
| and Internet Service Providers were among | | | | industry, it is still parents who are at the |
| those who met to discuss the possible | | | | forefront of setting the example and |
| policies needed to distribute movies | | | | instructing children on the ethics of |
| online.BBC news reports European Union media | | | | downloading such material. Responsibility is |
| commissioner Viviane Reding as stating: "In | | | | learned.In any event, the next time you see a |
| Europe, as in other continents, the | | | | great movie advertised and you are handy to |
| opportunities for people to enjoy films | | | | the internet, perhaps you should stay in, |
| online are set to increase tremendously over | | | | avoid the lines and the traffic and check it |
| the next few years".Naturally there are still | | | | out online! |
| many issues to be resolved before movies are | | | | |