Universal To Let UK Fans Download Films

Universal plans to let U.K. film fans download permanent versions of films they buy on DVD.

Universal Studios announced today that film fans in the United Kingdom will soon be able to downlod permanent version of films they buy on DVD. Among the first films to be available for download will be Pride and Prejudice and the Peter Jackson bluckbuster King Kong.

The download service will be available from Universal PIctures UK and DVD rental company Lovefilm via AOL’s film download Web site. Users will be able to keep two digital copies of the movies