Burbank, Calif. - Time Warner's (NYSE: TWX) Warner Bros. said on Wednesday that its "The Dark Knight" sold a record 1.7 million units on Blu-ray in one week, and is set to become the best-selling 2008 title overall this week. The company said combined Blu-ray and DVD sales worldwide during the first week totaled 13.5 million. Warner Bros. added that so far, the digital copy of the film included on Blu-ray and Special Edition DVD has been activated nearly 300,000 times by consumers.

Burbank, Calif. - Time Warner's (NYSE: TWX) Warner Home Video said on Tuesday that its first Blu-ray Disc title to feature BD-Live interactivity will be "The Dark Knight," scheduled for release on Dec. 9. BD-Live will allow users to host their own live community screenings with friends; record and post user-generated commentaries over the film; access additional exclusive film-related features; view trailers for upcoming films; and connect to the WB store.

Los Angeles - The Associated Press this week reported on the odd lack of a simultaneously released video game based on the blockbuster Batman film "The Dark Knight," an absence that could be costing Electronic Arts (NASD: ERTS), the publisher commissioned to create the game, and Warner Bros. (NYSE: TWX) the studio that released the film, as much as $100 million in sales.

San Francisco - Time Warner's (NYSE: TWX) Warner Bros. said Wednesday that it has taken action against a number of websites that have posted "camcorded" copies of its new Batman movie "The Dark Knight" online, CNET News.com reported.

Kansas City, Mo. - A Missouri man was arrested this weekend for allegedly using a camcorder to capture "The Dark Knight" at a movie theater in Lee's Summit, Missouri, TorrentFreak reported, citing local accounts. Police later searched the Grandview, Mo. home of the 40-year-old suspect and told local news station KCTV they "found other pirated movies on DVD."