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