Let the hive mind of Engadget get that for you.
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So there will be an extra cost to have a copy of the movie beyond paying a premium for a bluray? That is not going to convince anybody to stop pirating movies if you have to pay for managed copies.
If they dont want this to fail from day 1 they better allow people to copy just the movie and the main audio track free of charge for any move you purchase. Or start pricing blurays at 9.99 and getting people who want managed copy for an extra charge.
Ya'll are not doing the math. Movies are around 30 gigs. and you will need a terabyte of storage for every 30 movies. But that's ok, just go buy a QNAP SAN......
Agreed, this is totally ridiculous. I already paid for the movie; I'm not going to allow movie studios to bully me with the DMCA into thinking I'm obligated to pay for it again. I purchased the disc; therefore I see myself entitled to use the content on it as I see fit.
Dear Blu-ray and the clowns behind AACS: take your broken copy protection and "managed copy" and shove it. In the meantime, I'll be using AnyDVD HD to backup my movies to my media server and stream them to my HTPC.
Okay, c'mon Ben!
I was... WOW!... reading about how great Managed Copy is, and thought all the previous press just didn't talk to AACS-LA to get the real scoop. Designed with the consumer in mind! W00t!
But then, there's the deal killer, BURIED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ARTICLE, that each copy will probably cost money? w00....whoa!
Seriously, Ben, you didn't think that was THE MOST IMPORTANT POINT OF ALL? You don't even mention it in your opening! You waited till about half-way through, when the majority of readers have probably already dropped out (Inverse Pyramid of Journalism). Why!?!
I'm all in for BD. Love the technology! I am also fine with Digital Copies to my iPod, so right now Managed Copy isn't a big deal for me. IE I'd probably be called a "fanboi," and I *still* think you blew this one.
:-(
-Pie