iTunes Movie Rentals? Maybe Soon
From CNN Money
Apple is in talks with major Hollywood studios about launching a movie rental service from its popular iTunes store, according to a report Tuesday. Apple is believed to be working towards starting the new service some time in the fall which would offer a 30-day rental for $2.99, according to the Financial Times.
A deal would allow iPod users to watch movies during the rental period without purchasing the entire film, which could be a very popular service for the millions of users of the video-enabled version of the device. Rights management software would allow the movies to be viewed on an iPod or iPhone, but would prevent them from being copied, according to Financial Times.
(Shawn's Comment: What do you think? Is this a viable way for you to rent movies? Is it a good price point?)
The CNN article only
The CNN article only mentions watching on an iPod or iPhone.... not the place where i want to view movies. If they get the Apple TV up to snuff and offer HD content then my Netflix subscription is going bye bye.. if not, then no rentals for me.
Anything can be copied,
Anything can be copied, nobody can stop it, if they put it on the internet. Look at the case in Australia, multi-millions spent by the government cracked in 30 minutes.