Microsoft warned film makers that they have to adapt to this new demand or else they will face the same experience that the recording industry did over the last few years. Now also with the growth of broadband Internet connections worldwide and a vast selection of P2P based software and networks, movie piracy is growing at a huge rate, in most cases allowing movies to be downloaded in a matter of a few hours. The movie industry is afraid this type of file sharing will damage its $17.5bn annual DVD sales. Sony will go ahead and open their download store for movies, and we will more than likely see many more legal download stores open up shortly afterwards, just like with legal music download stores.
Source:
Independent