The Miramax initiative comes as the movie industry scrambles to avoid the widespread piracy afflicting the music business after the advent of file-swapping Web services such as Napster. In Napster's case, more than 50 million music fans have flocked to the site to swap bootlegged copies of their favorite songs for free of charge. The challenge for traditional entertainment companies is developing online distribution methods that are inexpensive and user-friendly enough to discourage piracy, he said. Miramax said Guinevere is the first of 12 films it will release on the Internet in this manner. Other motion picture players are hot on Miramax's heels.
Reports say all big studios are currently working on online initiatives.
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