Maybe not today, but that’s where things are headed thanks to services like this:
LONDON, England — Universal Pictures and the online rental firm Lovefilm are launching what they say is the world’s first download-to-own movie service in Britain next month.
Starting with “King Kong” on April 10, the companies say the new service will let people watch the latest movies on their laptops, home computers or hand-held devices while on the move.
Currently, films can be legally downloaded only for a short rental period, but this is the first legitimate means of downloading and owning a movie release, the UK’s Press Association reported.
“Download-to-own has the potential to completely revolutionize the way people watch movies,” PA quoted Peter Smith, president of Universal Pictures International, as saying.
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Eventually all 6,500 movies in the Universal catalogue could be made available for downloading, PA reported
Between this and On-Demand video services, who’s going to need Blockbuster anymore ?
