Sonic and Movielink team up to enable DVD burning of downloaded movies

Sonic Solutions and Movielink the leading broadband video-on-demand (VOD) service, has announced a licensing agreement for technology that, when authorised for use by content providers, will enable consumers to burn downloaded movies onto recordable discs in a protected format for playback on standard DVD players.
As part of the agreement, Movielink has licensed Sonic's DVD-on-Demand technology to permit home users to securely download, format and burn movies to recordable DVD media. Additionally, Sonic will include the Movielink Service within its Roxio CinePlayer(tm) and other Sonic software applications distributed through OEM and retail channels.
"We are anticipating an industry resolution to establish rules for converting secure Internet-delivered Movielink downloads into a secure format compatible with DVD players in the market today," said Jim Ramo, CEO, Movielink. "This gives consumers a more flexible product while providing copyright holders with adequate protection of their content. Our relationship with Sonic is a critical advancement and will enhance the value of our service, along with the capabilities already available, by allowing customers to burn and playback movies on standard DVD players."
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