This DISC will self-destruct in...

Kruzr · Post by **Kruzr** » Fri May 23, 2003 9:43 pm

Well, have ya heard the news? Disney is proposing about making DVDs that will self-distruct after they been viewd a few times. I have read about anti-copy measures put in some hardware but never what Disney has planned.

What do you think about this? Good/Bad idea?

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri May 23, 2003 9:58 pm

It's DivX all over again.....don't worry...I doubt it will go far....

(...unless.........unless Disney only releases their films on this new life-limited format from now on.......Good parents will go along with it for the sake of their kids seeing the latest from the Mickey Mouse company, rip-off or no rip-off...)

Personally. I think it is a big joke that hopefully dies as fast as DivX did....we'll see...

Who knows?.....if all new movies adopt such life-limited CD formats, then it could boost ticket sales at movie theaters! LMAO!

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri May 23, 2003 9:59 pm

By the way...this was ZOtm_BigDOGGe again.....I don't seem to be getting automatically logged-in on every visit....

Post by **Phineus** » Fri May 23, 2003 11:39 pm

> life-limited format

Best excuse to

make another track
watch tv
pic up another musical instrument
go out for a beer
visit friends
read a book
save money
take a trip someplace
you get the idea

Anybody who allows their entertainment or education to be held for ransom needs their head examined. And what if you buy one of these things and it's already expired? Try and prove you didn't watch it. I can't believe the greed some of these companies try to get away with. Imagine the money the riaa would save if they just got a clue.

Fila · Post by **Fila** » Sat May 24, 2003 2:56 pm

Actually they get destroyed after 2 days and so far they are ment for rent in order for them not to search for the person that rents a DVD and steals in.

P.S. BigDogge, what Divx thing?

ch_2005 · Post by **ch_2005** » Wed May 28, 2003 3:27 pm

Everything should be opensource.

Post by **Phineus** » Wed May 28, 2003 9:13 pm

Log in, BigDogge, log in, lololol, or at least enter a name in the name box [(-:]

ps. divx is a pain. Used it only once; I avoid anything that needs it now.

edit. Oh sure, delete it so it looks like I'm talking to myself.

ZOtm_BigDOGGe · Post by **ZOtm_BigDOGGe** » Wed May 28, 2003 9:14 pm

DivX was a DVD-type format sponsored by Circuit City inc (electronics stores).

It let you watch the movie for 2-5 days, then it wouldn't play anymore unless you call the company and subscribe for more "play-time" (kind of like pay-Per_View).

Your player was hooked to your phone line, so they could send it "permission" to play the disc (also as Cable sends permission to your cable box to play a pay-per-view channel).

How'd you like to buy a CD with songs or movies that only played a short period? DivX is dying the slow-death that it deserves (tho still not quite dead... http://www.divx.com/ )

Disney is trying to re-create the concept.....pray they fail....

legwon · Post by **legwon** » Wed May 28, 2003 9:37 pm

Disney is trying to re-create the concept.....pray they fail....

YIPES!!!
no kidding.
they make way too much money already they dont need more.

Fila · Post by **Fila** » Thu May 29, 2003 5:09 am

How'd you like to buy a CD with songs or movies that only played a short period?

So that's why Divx became legal... hehe, heck i know. Never knew this, i only know the dark side to using some compression that comes with Divx

This DISC will self-destruct in...

Self Destructing CD/DVD

This DISC will self-destruct in...