Movielink.com: "In an effort to combat online piracy, five major Hollywood studios will offer feature films for Web surfers to download from Movielink.com, reports the New York Times. Sony Pictures, MGM, Paramount Pictures, Universal Pictures and Warner Brothers will be the first to make titles legally downloadable from the Internet. Hollywood executives say it is the first step toward a video-on-demand service. With the popularity of file-trading software like KaZaA and Morpheus, the film studios are trying to avoid the online piracy that plagues the music industry. Customers have 30 days to watch movies after the initial download at $2.99 to $4.99 each. Once 'play' has been hit on the movie viewing software, customers have 24 hours to view the film. The films cannot be transferred to other computers once it has been downloaded. Initially, about 175 movies will be available, with titles like 'A Beautiful Mind' and 'Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.' James B. Ramo, the chief executive of Movielink said, 'Part of our job is to provide a legitimate outlet for people looking for video in the pirate community. We consider the pirate services our competition.'"