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... Reflecting filmmakers' growing hopes for Internet distribution, Shapiro and his partner decided to go direct to download after they were unable to find an attractive deal for theatrical release. "Faced with the choice of going the traditional route, which we thought was onerous, we decided, 'Let's roll the dice on this one,' " said Shapiro, a longtime film and TV producer. But a high-profile direct-to-download experiment on Google Video fizzled early this year, when the indie film "Waterborne" sold only a few hundred copies despite heavy promotion. Analysts also warned that, although technology companies are using movie downloads to promote everything including iPods and Web search, consumers haven't shown a willingness to shell out cash to watch feature films on their computer screens. ... http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-fi-aol19sep19,1,396868.story?coll=la-headlines-entnews --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lauren@vortex.com or lauren@pfir.org Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800 http://www.pfir.org/lauren Co-Founder, PFIR - People For Internet Responsibility - http://www.pfir.org Co-Founder, IOIC - International Open Internet Coalition - http://www.ioic.net Moderator, PRIVACY Forum - http://www.vortex.com Member, ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy Lauren's Blog: http://lauren.vortex.com DayThink: http://daythink.vortex.com _______________________________________________ EEPI-Discuss mailing list information: http://lists.eepi.org/mailman/listinfo/eepi-discuss