Sony to bring official Blu-ray discs to China as pirates peddle crapware
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Sony Pictures Home Entertainment will distribute 30 current Blu-ray titles in China, making it the first Hollywood studio to do so, according to Variety magazine. Titles including Hancock, Kung Fu Hustle, the Spider-Man trilogy, Hitch, The Pursuit of Happyness, and Close Encounters of the Third Kind will be available for around 205 yuan (about £18). Initially, Sony will import discs, but it is hoped that local production facilities will be in place within a year. This would help reduce prices and gain extra protection from the Chinese authorities against pirates...