It has now become commonplace for any high quality new computer to come equipped with a DVD burner, and the accompanying DVD burner software. As was the case with CD burners only a few years ago, DVD burner software will soon become commonplace and have a drastic impact on society. DVD burner software will do to the movie industry what CD burners did to the music industry. There is no doubt in my mind that people will soon be using their DVD burner software to illegally copy movies. Instead of paying the $30 to actually buy the movie, they rent it or borrow from a friend and use their DVD burner software to make their own copy having only to pay the cost of the blank DVD.
There are sure to be many consumers that are excited to use their DVD burner software to drastically increase their movie collection for a very low cost. However, movie studios must feel threatened by DVD burner software as it is sure to reduce their sales figures. Apart from the problem that DVD burner software poses to the movie industry, it will surely have a positive impact on many people as well. Currently, most people back up their computer files on CD. With DVD burner software, this will become a task for DVDs which will do the job much more efficiently. The storage capacity of a DVD is about five times that of a CD making backing up files with DVD burner software a much easier task.
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