As of Monday, the cost of CD replication will be lower by 2.5% due to the government lowering VAT for the time being! It may not sound a huge amount but it all adds up and if you are independantly releasing your CD and therefore unlikey to be VAT registered, it is probably a saving [...]
So you are at home and about to download the latest Album from ColdPlay but you are not downloading from iTunes or even ordering (and paying for) an actual copy of the CD. You think it is OK to get the tracks for free via p2p sites! Well consider this - it is effectively the [...]
Sony seem to be revelling in their success of Blu-Ray over HD-DVD and have now claimed to have produced another Audio CD format that produces high quality reproduction on standard CD players. If, as all claims seem to be, Audio CD replication requirements are diminishing, why invest the time and resource in developing this revised [...]
The legitimate DVD replication service providers takes every measure possible to keep your copyrighted material safe from piracy. There are various levels of disc copy protection available for starters but the real genuine providers will make sure your DVD is replicated in an anti-piracy compliant factory as well.
We all know that whatever protection is applied, [...]
So France has come up with the 3 strike rule for those downloading copyrighted material from illegal sources! Any why not? CD replication companies suffer enough as a result from actual disc pirates so why not go that stage further and combat those sitting at home stealing music and movies from illegal sources!
The IP companies [...]
There are numerous genres of movies and some come and go while others remain a continuous success. DVD replication figures show that Horror movies are growing more popular year on year. To date this year total sales have already exceeded those of sales for horror films in 1998 and we still hear all the time [...]