[opendtv] Re: Hollywood may demand DRM for larger harddrives

On Jul 27, 2005, at 2:22 AM, John Willkie wrote:

> Hint: a screener is a copy of a movie that is made available to  
> academy and
> guild members for voting at Oscar time.


http://www.afterdawn.com/glossary/terms/screener.cfm

John is right about the term, but misses the fact that the definition  
has evolved in popular usage to include poor quality versions made  
available for downloading. Downloaders may be using the term  
incorrectly, but they're still using it and the incorrect use is  
growing in popularity. There's even more confusion because some  
people seem to use the term to describe videos acquired by shooting a  
film in the theater with a camcorder, off the screen, which leads to  
the term "screener."

If only these pirates would get organized and get their terms  
straight...


Dave Bittner - Pixel Workshop Inc.
www.pixelworkshop.com
410.381.8555

 
 
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