“Strange Bed Partners” sounds like a viable name for a good movie. It also characterizes the new business alliance formed by Warner Bros. Entertainment and its erstwhile enemy BitTorrent — a peer-to-peer network that has become synonymous with online trading of pirated movies. The movie studio is allowing BitTorrent to sell and distribute its movies and television shows over the Internet at as-yet-undisclosed price points.
Movie Studio Hooks Up With Sworn Enemy
Posted by: Erika Morphy May 9, 2006 02:46 PM“Strange Bed Partners” sounds like a viable name for a good movie. It also characterizes the new business alliance formed by Warner Bros. Entertainment and its erstwhile enemy BitTorrent — a peer-to-peer network that has become synonymous with online trading of pirated movies. The movie studio is allowing BitTorrent to sell and distribute its movies and television shows over the Internet at as-yet-undisclosed price points.