Freeman warns movie industry of illegal download risks
Hollywood actor Morgan Freeman has warned film-makers internet piracy will hit film studios as dramatically as it has the music industry.
The Million Dollar Baby star's production company Revelations Entertainment has teamed up with chip maker Intel Corporation at the Cannes Film Festival to highlight the threat posed by illegal downloading and file sharing.
Intel's Kevin Corbett is convinced an electronic key system would protect movies from unauthorized users - a timely and necessary precaution in the fast-moving world of technology, particularly as more internet users ar e taking advantage of broadband.
Freeman says: "One of the things that is terrifying the industry about digital content is that once it gets into the home, what happens to it?
"Some government entities say that if it's on the internet and accessible, then how can we call it piracy?
"This technology can help us to stop the same chaos (as in the music industry). It is too late when the public is two or three steps ahead of you, and then you are playing catch-up."
