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Article: File-Sharing Goes Legit With Studio Deals.
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- August 7, 2006
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By Steve Donohue & Christian Lewis
Hollywood Players Try Peer-to-Peer As a Sales Vehicle
Almost immediately after Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban hit movie theaters in November 2003, Web surfers worldwide began downloading illegal - and free - copies of the Warner Bros. film through BitTorrent and other Internet file-sharing services.
Just two years later, Warner Bros. is teaming up with BitTorrent to sell Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire , the latest movie in the series, and other movies this fall. Pricing hasn't been set yet.
It's the same software. And it's being used by Web surfers everywhere for the same thing: ...