The major studios plan to offer high-definition movies on cable and satellite on demand even before they are released on DVD and Blu-ray. As reported by Video Business, the MPAA has filed a petition with the FCC seeking permission to use anti-copying encryption, currently barred by FCC regulations, for the high-definition video service. "In order to make this extremely high-value content available for in-home viewing at such an early window, protections are necessary to deter unauthorized copying or redistribution of the content," the MPAA petition said. Few details about the high-definition service were included in the petition, which said merely that if it is approved, "each film studio will make its own decision about how, when and with which partners it might use this option."
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