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New Dual-Format DVD.

Toshiba and Memory-Tech, teamed up and developed a three-layer optical disc that can read both sides of the DVD. Of course the savings on this is, instead of using two $1 DVD’s you can use 1 - $4 DVD-R. This will be good news for computer departments that use DVD’s to archive company data to disk… even better news for people that illegally copy movies.


Millionaire Pirate gets 7 years in Prison

Don’t worry ladies, Johnny Depp is safe. Nathan Peterson however, of Antelope Acres in California will pay 5.4 million dollars in fines and serve 7 years in prison for software pirating. Mr. Peterson pleaded guilty for selling phony program from his website starting in 2003 until he was arrested in 2005.


Apple Ready to Debut Movie Downloads

Apple Computer is expected to enter the market for digital movie downloads Sept. 12 with a highly publicized "It's Showtime" product introduction at San Francisco's Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theater. Apple will expand on its success with the iTunes Music Store, as well as renew the iPod line, perhaps with a widescreen video iPod, predicted one analyst.

As Internet bandwidth becomes faster, the demand for downloadable movies and video become more in demand. Soon, cable movie channels and places like Block Buster may become obsolete.