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Because in the first half of 2005, 1.7 million Internet users illegally downloaded 11.9 million movies in Germany, Warner Bros said that has been taking action against illegal file-sharers. Warner will sell movies, such as Batman Begins and TV series The OC, and TV shows over the Internet in Germany, Austria and Switzerland from March. According to the news, films will be made available to registered users of the service from the day they are released on DVD in the German language.

Its In2Movies service will use the same file-sharing technology that has led to an increase in movie piracy, and apparently with a later version will also enable viewers to store movies and TV shows on portable devices.