Films Photography Shack Guide
Films Download Online
By Sylvia Adolvana
There will always be people who want to buy movies.
They like to show off their Blockbuster-style library
when friends and family come over. They’ve seen "Braveheart"
two dozen times and they know all of the lines from
"Scarface."
Their idea of a fun Friday involves drinking games
set to movies and their most common date involves a
DVD player, popcorn and some of the finest films ever
made. As technology improves, so do the caliber of movies
coming out, but let’s face it; not every movie is worth
purchasing.
The Top Movie Downloads Of 2008
In fact, some of the year’s "top movies"
will leave us wishing we had those two hours of our
lives back. And so the quest to bootleg free movies
continues. Here are some of the top downloads of 2008.
The Dark Knight was the biggest hit at the box office
in 2008 and also the most pirated movie, according to
data collected by www.torrentfreak.com.
The movie raked in $1 billion at theaters worldwide
but was also downloaded 7.03 million times.
Consumers Want Immediate Access To Their Own Copy
According to TorrentFreak, "Comments on various
BitTorrent sites reveal that many downloaders obtained
an illegal copy after they had already watched the movie
in the movie theater." Perhaps the window of time
with films is interfering with the consumers’ desire
to have immediate access.
Thomas Rubin, chief counsel for Intellectual Property
Strategy at Microsoft, suggests that many people download
new movies and music not because they want to steal
it for free, but because they want access and more flexible
ways to consume it.
Most Grossing Movie In Theatres Is Not The Same As
Most Popular Movie Download
Even though Dark Knight happened to top both lists,
there are some films that shocked analysts. For instance,
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull was
the second-highest grossing movie in theaters with over
$785 million, but was only the 30th most popular
download.
Coming in at #2 on the pirated list was the Incredible
Hulk (opened at $55 million). It was closely followed
by The Bank Job, which only earned a piddly $64.3 million
at the box office. Critics were also surprised at the
number of downloads for You Don’t Mess With Zohan; it
had over 5 million, yet it opened at just $38 million.
Potential Flop Movies Are Popular Downloads
Other top downloads include National Treasure - Book
of Secrets, Juno, Tropic Thunder, I Am Legend, Forgetting
Sarah Marshall and Horton Hears A Who. By contrast,
the top movies (by gross) of 2008 included Kung Fu Panda,
Hancock, Iron Man, Mamma Mia, Quantum of Solace, Wall-E,
Madagascar - Escape to Africa and The Chronicles of
Narnia - Prince Caspian.
It seems that adventure and action movies just "have
to been seen on the big screen," whereas comedies,
dramas and potential flop movies are the top downloads
that most people want.
Legal Action Against Bit Torrent
Recent statistics show that there were $4.5 billion
in music downloads, $5.4 billion in movie downloads
and $47 billion in software downloads for 2008. A recent
lawsuit against BitTorrent site Pirate Bay seems to
have hurt the peer-to-peer films sharing network
temporarily.
In April, the site’s Swedish administrators were forced
to pay $3 million in fines and spend a year in prison.
Yet media analysts say there are a number of other websites
waiting to absorb the Pirate Bay audience.
Finding Free Movies With Google
"Google now can and does do what the Pirate Bay
has always done," Harvard professor Ben Edelman
explains. "And if they’re prosecuted, they would
have much more interesting arguments in their defense."
He says Internet users can type in something like "Wolverine
torrent" and receive many listings of where they
can find free movies up for grabs. As Edelman says,
"It’s a cat and mouse game; sometimes the mouse
gets eaten, but there are always more mice scurrying
around, willing to try their luck."
About the Author:
Sylvia Adolvana has written articles on digital photography
and software including Bridal
Portraits, Wedding
Announcements, Red
Eye in Portraits, Photo
Balloons, Photo
Albums, Photo
Enhancement, Small
Digital Cameras, Create
DVDs, DVD
Burner Software, Family
Web Site, Graphic
Design, Designers,
Website
Design, Advertising
Design.
Keep a lookout as more articles are added from this
popular author on this website in the near future.
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