Which explains my tag exactly ... although, music and movies are very different ...
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Lionsgate Adding iTunes Digital Copy on DVD and Blu-ray Discs
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Which explains my tag exactly ... although, music and movies are very different ...
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Steve Jobs has defended DRM of movies saying it's always been protected (DVDs). Plus he's the largest single shareholder of Disney! I'm not so sure he would jump onboard DRM-free movies; although that is what I would much prefer.
The movie industry wants to go to a Pay-Per-View model - remember Circuit City's DIVX?
The time has come, HD DVD had ethernet ports on it, and the new Blu-ray profile will have it as well.
Look to eventually buying the Blu-ray for cheap, then paying each time you want to watch.
Sorta solves the issue about transferring a 1080 video file.
720, good enough for many, will continue to be available via download.
Don't you love the marriage of Technology and Capitalism?
I think the smartest way to do this would be to have the digital copy on the iTunes store rather than on the disc itself, and the passcode on the DVD hard case would enable a free download of the non-DVD version. In most cases the movie would be in iTunes already anyway so this would be using resources that were already in place.
They said you would get a code with your blu-ray movies that you could redeem on itunes, this does not require an actual blu-ray drive on your mac (or God forbid - PC). However, these codes will make your downloads snappier.
That is precisely what they said they are doing... see post above...
P.S. Remember to not buy used discs then, if you want the digital copy... As iTunes redemption codes only work once.
The Family guy movie came with an iTunes digital copy. I thought that was really cool. Helped offset the price for the 45 minute "movie"
Blu-ray, yay! but will it play? (in 1080p?)
What's the point of offering virtual blu-ray titles if it won't play in the same resolution as blu-ray anyway?
Isn't blue-ray 1080p, but AppleTV can only display 720p, right?
Someone please correct me if I am wrong. Thanks.
What's the point of offering virtual blu-ray titles if it won't play in the same resolution as blu-ray anyway?
Isn't blue-ray 1080p, but AppleTV can only display 720p, right?
Someone please correct me if I am wrong. Thanks.
That's what I figured. I just Handbrake rentals for the airplane, and then delete them once I've viewed them on my iPhone.
its on a separate dvd stupid!
jk, but i believe people who got blue harvest said its on a separate dvd, 2 disc juno has one, i'll let you know how it works when i get it
And where is that today?
Regarding the one iTunes library restriction - presumably when you upgrade your computer your digital copy can go with you?
With Blueray "Region 1" larger ad includes more than just North America. I forgot the details but I do know Region 1 extends across the Pacific to at least Japan and Korea
And where is that today?
Regarding the one iTunes library restriction - presumably when you upgrade your computer your digital copy can go with you?
I would think that once it's integrated into your iTunes library, you have all the same transfer rights as you currently have on other DRM-protected files in your library.
Namely, can't you simultaneously authorize up to 5 computers to play media from your library (except for rentals) at any given time? If so, then I suppose you could just back up your library from one computer, restore it on the new computer, and then authorize the new computer online. (De-authorizing the old computer along the way if necessary, to free up an available authorization...)
I purchased " American Gangster " and it came with a " digital copy " on a separate DVD. Of course had I known the following two items I would probably not bought the " deluxe " version.
1) Compatible with MS Windows ONLY ( according to instructions - though oddly when I inserted that disk in the iMac the movie began playing - but it looked bad )
Specifically it reads ....
Requires Windows XP or Vista with MS Media Player 10 or above.
2) It has an Expiration Date - Must be installed by ' July 31,2008 '
1) Compatible with MS Windows ONLY ( according to instructions - though oddly when I inserted that disk in the iMac the movie began playing - but it looked bad )
Specifically it reads ....
Requires Windows XP or Vista with MS Media Player 10 or above.
2) It has an Expiration Date - Must be installed by ' July 31,2008 '
Blue Harvest digital copy was on a separate DVD.
I wish these would just be released for purchase directly through iTunes from the get-go. It sucks that all the new movies added to the iTunes store are only available for rent. I prefer to buy the movies I love, and rent movies I haven't seen.
I wish these would just be released for purchase directly through iTunes from the get-go. It sucks that all the new movies added to the iTunes store are only available for rent. I prefer to buy the movies I love, and rent movies I haven't seen.
This is only going on "select" movies? Great idea!
What about the movies that I want to watch that aren't on the "select list"?
What about the movies that I want to watch that aren't on the "select list"?
I dunno.
What's to keep someone from selling the computer copy (to someone close, since you need the original disc to load it into iTunes)?
Then, just HandBreaking your own?
You gotta love workarounds....
What's to keep someone from selling the computer copy (to someone close, since you need the original disc to load it into iTunes)?
Then, just HandBreaking your own?
You gotta love workarounds....
Good point. It is disappointing they lock it down. I like the idea about downloading it from iTunes with a code and then you can deauthorize a machine and have it on 5 like all the other media.