HD to have advanced release

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The Consumer Electronics Association is expressing concern over a proposal by Hollywood studios in which they would deliver theatrical movies in HD to homes much earlier than their release on DVD -- in return for greater copy-protection control. The studios want the FCC to block signals from traveling over certain plugs connected to TVs and video recorders -- until the movies are released on DVD, but CEA said such a move would give studios power over choosing which digital connections they would use, thus cutting off products without those connections. The Wall Street Journal (subscription required) (6/12)