Free Superman Returns clip via iTunes Music Store

James Young wrote in to tell us about an exclusive premiere scene of 'Superman Returns' that is available on the iTunes Music Store. Now, I love a free clip as much as the next guy but that's not why James emailed us. He noticed that the clip is categorized as a 'Movie.'
Does this lend credence to the idea that movies are next up on the iTunes Music Store? Well, it is a stretch but odder things have happened.

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Phil M said 4:09PM on 6-21-2006
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v52/djlucite/b61e77a5.jpg
You can set any video you have in your iTunes collection to "Movie", it's been there for a while now.
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warrenpeace? said 4:33PM on 6-21-2006
Only works in the US store though. Damn!
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Michael Rogers said 4:37PM on 6-21-2006
I've purchased several "Movies" from the iTMS for some time, now. Nothing new.
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Brendan said 6:51PM on 6-21-2006
@ 2. I agree ARRGGHHHHHH!!!!
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Adam said 8:46PM on 6-21-2006
F this US-only BS, for a FREE preview of a movie. WTF???
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Reg said 8:58PM on 6-21-2006
Down with region coding, country specific distribution, anti-competitive DRM, and all that other garbage that shows Hollywood doesn't have a clue how media works and people move around in the 21st century.
Is it an encrypted MP4 video file? If not, maybe some could post it somewhere.
I'm sure it will be on YouTube and referenced from Digg anyway.
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GCS said 10:41PM on 6-21-2006
This is absurd. The "movie" designation applied to the shorts that were avaliable for purchase for a long time. Movies are in the works, no doubt, but this isnt the first sign of this.
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James Young said 11:37AM on 6-22-2006
Hi, thanks for the attribution on this. But now I see it's so that I can get flamed for this categorization being nothing new. Save me Superman... LOL ;-)
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Jon said 11:59AM on 6-22-2006
You have to switch to the US store but you can just switch back afterwards. iTunes doesn't let me buy music from foreign stores but I can still view free content from them.
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Jon said 12:05PM on 6-22-2006
Ah no, wait. I can only see the preview. To see the full movie, I have to be have a US acount. That is BS.
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The Jeremy said 1:17PM on 6-22-2006
Who even cares? This movie is going to crash harder than a ZX-81. Serves Warners right for screwing over the cast of Smallville. The film is just a rehash of the old Donner films with updated CGI and an arguably ineffectual cast and characterization. To say that the fans were clamouring for this is like claiming there's vast public interest in Ashley Simpson's further exploits as a singer.
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Dastardly Dan said 9:06PM on 6-23-2006
Scott, please note in future articles if the things you link to are actually available to everyone in the rest of the world or just residents of the USA.
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