Why not to support Blu-Ray

[VinceT3]

Sony, is known for DRM issues.. like illegally installing things on peoples computers which open up security holes.. but now I love this one they believe ripping music you own on CD for an mp3 players is pretty much the same as stealing..

supporting sony equals supporting the RIAA.. enjoy!

Sony BMG's head lawyer says ripping CDs is "stealing" - Engadget

 

[diogen]

I find myself in an uncomfortable position defending Bly-ray as technology.
I believe it is really good: designed as a recordable format from the start, the perspective of having a 100GB optical recorder in a PC should be enough to support it regardless of the creators history and its DRM policies.

As for Sony rootkit fiasco, I don't think they were punished enough.
They singlehandedly decided that they deserve to control my PC and couldn't care less about security implication (I had hands-on experience with this).

To retaliate, I started a project on my own.
I singlehandedly decided that I'm going to watch all Sony movies I like without paying a penny and couldn't care less what impact that might have on their bottom line.

Unlike Sony's, my project is very successful so far...

Diogen.

 

[JoeSp]

Uh, ummm, whaa, errr

 

[GaryPen]

Sony BMG's head lawyer says ripping CDs is "stealing" - Engadget

I guess he missed the class at law school that dealt with "fair use".

 

[vurbano]

I find myself in an uncomfortable position defending Bly-ray as technology.
I believe it is really good: designed as a recordable format from the start, the perspective of having a 100GB optical recorder in a PC should be enough to support it regardless of the creators history and its DRM policies.

As for Sony rootkit fiasco, I don't think they were punished enough.
They singlehandedly decided that they deserve to control my PC and couldn't care less about security implication (I had hands-on experience with this).

To retaliate, I started a project on my own.
I singlehandedly decided that I'm going to watch all Sony movies I like without paying a penny and couldn't care less what impact that might have on their bottom line.

Unlike Sony's, my project is very successful so far...

Diogen.

:up:up:up

 

[BobMurdoch]

I find myself in an uncomfortable position defending Bly-ray as technology.
I believe it is really good: designed as a recordable format from the start, the perspective of having a 100GB optical recorder in a PC should be enough to support it regardless of the creators history and its DRM policies.

As for Sony rootkit fiasco, I don't think they were punished enough.
They singlehandedly decided that they deserve to control my PC and couldn't care less about security implication (I had hands-on experience with this).

To retaliate, I started a project on my own.
I singlehandedly decided that I'm going to watch all Sony movies I like without paying a penny and couldn't care less what impact that might have on their bottom line.

Unlike Sony's, my project is very successful so far...

Diogen.

I'm trying to do the same. Most second tier titles of interest are simply ignored until they show up on HBO/Cinemax (where most of the Sony titles go) or Showtime (MGM and others), maybe Starz too. I Tivo it in HD and get the same benefit. Sony gets a check from the pay tv providers but zero additional monies from disc based media sales or downloads.

If I REALLY want a movie, like Casino Royale, I just buy the standard def version. No sweat, they cost about $15 at Best Buy opening week. Meanwhile I'll drop double that for an HD DVD title.

Sony rootkits, onerous copy protection, and now they blow off fair use as inconvenient to their efforts to increase their dwindling profit margins. They would rather you buy a BluRay disc for HD, a standard disc to take on the road, a download for your IPod, a UMD for your PSP, etc.... Um, no. I choose not to participate. Hopefully there are another 50,000 early adopters who feel the same way I do so we can let the market dictate which format survives instead of a corporation looking to curtail rights to make content as user friendly as it should be.