New scheme to attract film fans.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4837778.stmFilm fans in the UK will soon be able to legally download and keep blockbuster movies for the first time, according to film studio Universal.
Fans will pay £19.99 for a DVD of their chosen film plus two digital copies to keep indefinitely - one for their home computer and one for a portable device.
Universal said it could "completely revolutionise" how people watch movies.
However users will not be able to burn copies of the films to DVD themselves and the files will be compatible only with PCs and Windows software.
That means they cannot be viewed on Apple iPods or Macs.
Well besides offering to dowload the movie to you again if your disk is damaged but only a few times I see the same old nothing new here, in fact making your own backup is the only safe way to ensure you can watch the movie you paid for when little jonny scratches the original with his toy car.
Although a half-successful ploy to get folks stuck using DRM crap its not for any serious movie fans I,m sure.
