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...There are other ways to keep ourselves amused at the TIME house. Alcohol is readily available in Baghdad, even though extremist Islamic groups have recently bombed some booze shops, forcing others to go underground. Friends and family are always sending care packages full of DVDs, music, books and magazines - even video-game software. Our neighborhood cable guy has hooked us up to dozens of channels, which means I can watch Letterman as I nod off to sleep...
Marvel management still sensed it was leaving money on the table. For years it watched studio partners reap billions while the company took home only a small percentage of movie profits, especially on DVDs. "If we wanted to control our own destiny, we'd have to make our own movies," says Michael Helfant, president of Marvel Studios. That was a leap Marvel's risk-averse board was loath to make on its own dime...
...they are always smiling, always eager to help us relive the crafts that we haven’t done since the second grade. Needless to say, money goes far in Luoyang. Dinners out can be found for less than a dollar if you’re not choosy. Counterfeit DVDs sell for under a dollar as well, and many other items sell at bewilderingly low prices, provided that you’re willing to bargain. Sellers make a show of being reluctant but grin broadly when you hand over the bills. I recall the first day on our own, when...
...When I told a friend of mine about the high-definition movie viewing afforded by Blu-ray (and by HD DVD), he wasn't impressed. He said, ?This is how it's supposed to be.? Standard DVDs may sell big, but their content is simply the wrong size for the high-definition TV sets finding their way into more and more homes across the country. One high-def disc format must win, though it's still too early to know which. There will likely be a balanced roster of titles on each side by Christmas - HD DVD anchored by Universal...
...should you, according to U.S. trade officials and record industry executives, who view the site as the most flagrant piracy operation in Russia, a country rapidly gaining on China as a counterfeiting center. At least 24 optical disc plants, including some on government-owned property, now produce bootleg DVDs, CDs and software in Russia, according to the International Intellectual Property Association (IIPA). Crime syndicates are widely believed to control the business, worth an estimated $1.7 billion a year, according to the IIPA. With Russia seeking entry to the World Trade Organization (WTO), Western governments are pressuring Moscow to crack down...