TITLE

Windows leave open too many opportunities

AUTHOR(S)

Sweeting, Paul

PUB. DATE

March 2003

SOURCE

Daily Variety;3/3/2003, Vol. 278 Issue 42, pA4

SOURCE TYPE

Trade Publication

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

Discusses the importance of timing in fighting against movie piracy in the United States. General failure of the regional coding system; Growing availability of cheap DVD recorders; Amount of money studios lose annually worldwide to piracy.

ACCESSION #

9224051

Tags: PIRACY (Copyright) -- Prevention;  MOTION pictures

 

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