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The NY Times writes about how HD may be too real for the skin industry:

Pornography has long helped drive the adoption of new technology, from the printing press to the videocassette. Now pornographic movie studios are staying ahead of the curve by releasing high-definition DVDs.
They have discovered that the technology is sometimes not so sexy. The high-definition format is accentuating imperfections in the actors — from a little extra cellulite on a leg to wrinkles around the eyes…

“The biggest problem is razor burn,” said Stormy Daniels, an actress, writer and director.

OK.

This industry may hit a snag with Sony, who has the Blue Ray technology, who will not duplicate pornographic videos.

On a related note, also in the Times, hard proof that copyright holders are having an effect on the amount of pirated movies downloaded on the web, as the put pressure on file sharing sites:

Only about 20 percent of the videos downloaded from file-sharing networks were TV shows, and 5 percent were mainstream movies, while just under 60 percent were pornographic movies

According to the NPD group: 5.6 million US households downloaded at least one free video in 3 Quarter ‘06, 1.2 million paid for a video download.