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![]() ![]() That works out to about 12 million to 18 million files per month. ![]() The Motion Picture Association of America frequently quotes a survey released in early 2001 that estimated 300,000 to 500,000 movies were downloaded each day, with about 1,500 Internet Relay Chat channels devoted to sharing feature films.īut the latest estimates by Boston consulting firm Viant Corp., the survey's author, show that the activity has grown incrementally in the past year to between 400,000 and 600,000 movie files per day. MOST STILL PAYįor the vast majority of movie fans, paying $8.50 at the box office or $20 for a DVD remains an easier, more enjoyable experience than downloading and watching a small, poor-quality video on a computer screen. "The issue is how will we continue to deliver a paycheck to our people every week if we get to a world in which people don't have to pay to watch our content," said Preton Padden, executive vice president for governmental relations for the Walt Disney Co. Movie industry executives say this latest example of online piracy is just another reason why they hope Congress will pass new copyright protection laws to help them combat what they call a clear and present danger to their livelihoods. Thus there was little surprise when a downloadable copy of "Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones," apparently shot clandestinely with a digital video camera at a preview, appeared on the Internet last Thursday. And online file traders are already on the lookout for "Men in Black II," due in the theaters on July 3. "Spider-Man," for example, was posted online before the film's first record- breaking opening weekend was done. ![]() Although Hollywood would still cast Netter as a thief, that's not stopping him - nor a small but growing group of downloaders - from turning to the Internet to check out the latest flicks, even movies that haven't yet premiered. ![]()
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