Johnny C. over at The Movie Blog posted today about the future of Napster. It seems that the site is planning on adding movies to the list of downloads -for its paying customers of course- CEO Chris Gorog was quoted saying.

"We are currently considering moving into video, particularly to tap the younger video-game generation", told to delegates, according to the Financial Times. "I do think that while there are huge players in the delivery of movies like Sky, there could be a role for Napster".

Online movie distribution has already taken off to a small degree in the US, with MovieLink and CinemaNow selling films via the web from $2.99 upwards.

Pretty interesting stuff; the article on C|Net continues to state:

Nevertheless, analysts are predicting legal film downloads could be a winner. Since the advent of broadband, film downloads have surged considerably; one in four people online have now downloaded a film, according to the MPAA. Such statistics have encouraged Napster and others to eye the market.

So Johnny, when is The Movie Blog going to take advantage of this idea?