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...crusading French documentary maker striking a blow at the abusive powers of television - or simply taking reality TV to a new low of cynicism and bad taste? That's the question viewers across France are asking in light of Christophe Nick's new film, The Game of Death, which airs on French television on Wednesday night. The documentary has generated a massive amount of attention - and naturally, courted controversy - because of the dilemma that the film's contestants face on a fake game show: Will they allow themselves to be cajoled into delivering near lethal electrical charges to fellow players...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Game of Death: France's Shocking TV Experiment | 3/17/2010 | See Source »

Today the film and recording industries maintain an iron grip over distribution of their intellectual property through megaplexes and national retailers such as Best Buy, Tower Records and Walmart. These bricks-and-mortar distribution channels take a share of the profit, but they provide a steady and predictable stream of revenue. (See pictures of vintage computers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cisco's New Router: Trouble for Hollywood | 3/16/2010 | See Source »

Cisco's CRS-3 router made a bit of a splash when it was announced on March 9, but the power of this new device hasn't yet sunk in. Consider: The CRS-3, a network routing system, is able to stream every film ever made, from Hollywood to Bombay, in under four minutes. That's right - the whole universe of films digested in less time than it takes to boil an egg. That may sound like good news for consumers, but it could be the business equivalent of an earthquake for the likes of Universal Studios and Paramount Pictures...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cisco's New Router: Trouble for Hollywood | 3/16/2010 | See Source »

While it's already possible to stream a feature film in real time, in the best-case scenario it takes about two hours to download to a personal film archive, at home or on a mobile device, for repeat viewing. With the predictable slowdowns and interruptions now so common, the process can eat up four hours or more of computer time - to say nothing of time lost managing the process...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cisco's New Router: Trouble for Hollywood | 3/16/2010 | See Source »

...upshot is that the high castle walls built over the past 100 years by the film industry to establish privilege and protect monopolistic profits may soon come tumbling down, just as they have for the music industry. In keeping with the old storyline, the nimble David looks set to vanquish the myopic and overconfident Goliath...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cisco's New Router: Trouble for Hollywood | 3/16/2010 | See Source »

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