question: How are blockbuster movies kept off the internet before disc/digital download release?
comment: Back when I was a pirate in the 2000's it wasn't uncommon for me to have a copy of a movie before opening day. There's always a leak. Back then I found them on Usenet.
passages: before having it released to Blu-Ray and DVD (entering its video window). During the theatrical window, digital versions of films are often transported in data storage devices by couriers rather than by data transmission. The data can be encrypted, with the key being made to work only at specific times in order to prevent leakage between screens. Coded Anti-Piracy marks can be added to films to identify the source of illegal copies and shut them down.
  
  Section::::Economic impact of copyright infringement.
   Disadvantages to download-to-own movies are that they have generally large file sizes, usually from 600MB to over 1GB. They may take a long time to download, and will fill up a hard drive quickly. The movie may be accidentally deleted or lost through a hard drive crash, but with proper back up procedures, and the continuing drop in prices for larger hard drives becoming commonplace, these problems can be minimized.
   As early as 2001, after the success of the first film, Warner Bros. planned to build an attraction dedicated to the series in place and so began storing items from the films when they were no longer being used.
   Regardless of how the DCP arrives, it first needs to be copied onto the internal hard drives of the server, usually via a USB port, a process known as "ingesting". DCPs can be, and in the case of feature films almost always are, encrypted, to prevent illegal copying and piracy. The necessary decryption keys are supplied separately, usually as email attachments and then "ingested" via USB. Keys are time-limited and will expire after the end of the period for which the title has been booked. They are also locked to the hardware (server and projector) that is to screen the film, so if the theatre wishes to move the title to another screen or extend the run, a new key must be obtained from the distributor. Several versions of the same feature can be sent together. The original version (OV) is used as the basis of all the other playback options. Version files (VF) may have a different sound format (e.g. 7.1 as opposed to 5.1 surround sound) or subtitles. 2D and 3D versions are often distributed on the same hard drive.
   However, along with the rise in broadband internet connections beginning around 1998, higher quality movies began to see widespread distribution – with the release of DeCSS, ISO images copied directly from the original DVDs were slowly becoming a feasible distribution method. Today, movie sharing has become so common that it has caused major concern amongst movie studios and their representative organizations. Because of this the MPAA is often running campaigns during movie trailers where it tries to discourage people from copying material without permission. Unlike the music industry, which has had online music stores available for several years, the movie industry moved to online distribution only in 2006, after the launch of Amazon Unbox.
   On February 26, 2013, Roku, Inc. announced that Blockbuster On Demand was being launched on Roku's channel store. Supported devices now included computers, Blu-ray players, select television sets, cellular phones, and the Roku set-top box.
  
  In November 2013, Dish Network said its DVD-by-mail service would shut down by mid-December.
  
  Section::::Online rentals.:United Kingdom.
  
  Rentals cost £3.50 to £4.50 and lasted for five nights, usually from Monday to Friday due to the postal service. Late fees of £0.70 to £0.90 per disc applied if a disc was not returned on time.
   On 5 December 2008, The Movies Online was shut down after three years and one month active. The website since its opening in 2005 has had two million visitors and 33025270 seconds' (more than one year's) worth of movies uploaded. The reason for closure was a drop in visitors and movies being uploaded to the website.
  
  Section::::Development.
   On 18 July 2008, The Movies Online was taken offline due to server problems. On 4 August 2008, the servers were fixed. On 2 September 2008, The Movies Online experienced yet more technical problems. These had been solved to an extent but much of The Movies Online website did not work including the chart system and many bugs remained. On 7 November 2008, it was announced by the Lionhead team that The Movies Online would be closing on 5 December.
   The movie was designed as a short (termed "clickable" by the director). Its website, "theinternetmustgo.com", then augments its functionality. Apart from featuring the movie, it provides information about the movie such us director's notice, creators, press, etc. This information also allows a watcher to verify the docufiction nature of the movie, which is not vocalized in the work itself.
  
  The site also features a section called "Take Action" providing activism support for net neutrality. It links to some of the non-fictional organization and people presented.
  
  Section::::Website.:"Bonus leaks".
   Factors that led to these sudden moves are reported to be influence of film studios in India and courts who have regularly issued orders in the favor for them. Often these are done with the contracted lawyers of film studios approach courts in regular intervals ahead and after a movie's release seeking preventive blocks on the URLs they compile and list. This lists in reality are unprofessionally and "poorly compiled and often block is sought on full websites just on the basis of whims and fancies". "Once this order are issued, the copies of the order along with the list of URLs to be blocked go to DoT, which then they pass an order to internet service providers to block these sites". The interesting part here is that once a URL is blocked it remains blocked, even years after the release of the film without an expiry. Patent lawyers also suggest to make practical changes in its laws according to the current e-environment like making materials accessible within six months to one year and protecting the content from manipulation and creative infringement of the same under copyright laws to lessen the current piracy problems.
   Section::::Pros and cons.
  
  Section::::Pros and cons.:Pros.
  
  The digital formation of sets and locations, especially in the time of growing film series and sequels, is that virtual sets, once computer generated and stored, can be easily revived for future films.
   The database is updated automatically through spidering topsites or by catching pre-release announcements from site channels.
  
  The purpose of these different worldwide and mirrored pre databases is to check for fakes and that for example a music album or movie isn't pred more than once and thus reducing traffic.
  
  Section::::Pre database.:List of public predb websites.
   There are now several public websites and IRC channels that list the contents of pre-databases. Most of them are regularly updated and show nuke reasons next to their release. They can be regularly down, very slow when searching or disappeared entirely. The server time is shown on some of them. According to TorrentFreak these websites are "simple archives of information that cannot be claimed by copyright holders, but anti-piracy companies apparently cannot tell the difference between reporting news and offering pirate releases for download."
  
  BULLET::::- http://predb.org/
  
  BULLET::::- https://predb.pw/
  
  BULLET::::- https://pre.corrupt-net.org/ or https://pr3.us/ - 5.8 million releases
   List of films shot on digital video prior to 2015
  
  In the last decade a large number of movies have been shot digitally. Some of them are independent, low-budget productions, while others are major studio productions. The movies on the following list are shot mainly digitally.
  
  Section::::Notable firsts.
  
  BULLET::::- First major studio film shot primarily on digital video: "" (2002)
  
  BULLET::::- First film shot digitally in Official Competition at Cannes Film Festival: "Russian Ark" (2002)
  
  BULLET::::- First nominees for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography shot mainly on digital video: "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" and "Slumdog Millionaire" (2009)
   Section::::Preventative measures.:Protected distribution.
  
  To prevent piracy of films, the standard drill of film distribution is to have a movie first released through movie theaters (theatrical window), on average approximately 16 and a half weeks,
   BULLET::::- The customer watches the films or uses the media and then sends the discs back to the rental company using the mail.
  
  Most companies let customers keep the films for as long as they want; customers are, however, limited to a set number of discs out at any one time. Commonly, once a disc is returned, another is sent out. Some companies or plans may have a limit on the total number of movies rented in a month. Memberships are usually billed monthly, and includes postage both ways.
   Beginning in 1998, feature films began to be released on the internet by warez groups prior to their theatrical release. These pirated versions usually came in the form of VCD or SVCD. A prime example was the release of "American Pie". This is notable for three reasons:
  
  BULLET::::1. It was released in an uncensored workprint format. The later theatrical release was cut down by several minutes and had scenes reworked to avoid nudity to pass MPAA guidelines.
  
  BULLET::::2. It was released nearly two months prior to its release in theaters (CNN Headline News reported on its early release).
   Sony Pictures (including Columbia Pictures titles), MGM, Universal, Disney, and 20th Century Fox have also started MOD services after the success of Warner Archives. Their services are named Sony Pictures Choice Collection (formerly Screen Classics By Request), MGM Limited Edition Collection, Universal Vault Series, Disney Generations Collection, and Fox Cinema Archives, respectively. Including Warner, this encompasses five of the six major film studios with Paramount as the lone exception. Lionsgate, CBS, MTV, and Nickelodeon have also started to offer MOD discs of catalog titles through Amazon CreateSpace. On April 13, 2011, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group and Sony Pictures Home Entertainment announced that Warner Archive will offer on-demand titles from Sony. MGM Limited Edition titles are also sold through Warner Archive.
   Current situation that have led to this sudden moves is reported to be by influence of film studios in India and courts who have regularly issued orders in the favor for them. Often these are done with the contracted lawyers of film studios approach courts in regular intervals ahead and after a movie's release seeking preventive blocks on the URLs they compile and list. This lists in reality are unprofessionally and "poorly compiled and often block is sought on full websites just on the basis of whims and fancies". "Once this order are issued, the copies of the order along with the list of URLs to be blocked go to DoT, which then they pass an order to internet service providers to block these sites". The interesting part here is that once a URL is blocked it remains blocked, even years after the release of the film without an expiry. Patent lawyers also suggest to make practical changes in its laws according to the current e-environment like making materials accessible within six months to one year and protecting the content from manipulation and creative infringement of the same under copyright laws to lessen the current piracy problems.
   In 2016, the MPAA reported Putlocker as one of the "top 5 rogue cyberlocker services" to the Office of the United States Trade Representative as a major piracy threat; the website was then blocked in the United Kingdom.
  
  Section::::Criticism and controversies.
  
  Section::::Criticism and controversies.:Publicity campaigns.
   Section::::Release and promotion.
   Universal Pictures made one of the first feature-length DCPs created to DCI specifications, using their film "Serenity". Although it was not distributed theatrically, it had one public screening on November 7, 2005, at the USC Entertainment Technology Center's Digital Cinema Laboratory in the Pacific Theatre, Hollywood. "Inside Man" was Universal's first DCP commercial release, and, in addition to 35mm film distribution, was delivered via hard drive to 20 theatres in the United States along with two trailers.
   The latest screening method used in projection is where the program is stored in a digital format on a computer hard drive and the content delivered on the drive itself or over the Internet. The main feature of this delivery is that the movie can be distributed instantly for blanket screening anywhere in the world. Encrypted data is emended into the movie governing the number of screening, times and dates etc This practice reduce cost in printing, reduces cost in transport, reduces bad press as most people get to see it before they read about it and it also reduces piracy as again most people see it before pirate copies have been made. 
   BULLET::::- Creation of standalone studio-sponsored per-film websites such as "example-the-movie.com".
  
  BULLET::::- Online digital film screeners: These digital film screeners have the benefit of letting you send individual copies of your film or a promo to the press, sales agents, distributors etc. Using them its simple to send individually controlled copies of your film to various recipients with different expiry dates. Along with the security of individual expiry dates, you can see reports of who viewed your film and track their viewing of the film.
   In the late-1990s, the company transitioned to releasing titles on DVD, including re-releases of several titles they previously released on LaserDisc, including "I Spit on Your Grave" in 2002. In 2000, the company released "The House on Sorority Row" for the first time on DVD. By 2000, the company had a total of 15 DVD releases in their catalogue, approximately one-third of which were public domain titles.
  
presuppositions: Blockbuster movies are not available on the internet before download release. blockbuster movies are kept off the internet before digital release.
corrections: Although not legally, blockbuster movies were in fact available and accessible before release. You can get a copy of a movie before opening day as a pirate.
raw_presuppositions: Blockbuster movies are not available on the internet before download release. blockbuster movies are kept off the internet before digital release.
raw_corrections: Although not legally, blockbuster movies were in fact available and accessible before release. You can get a copy of a movie before opening day as a pirate.