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arrow-up1126arrow-down1external-linkAfter 18 years, Blu-ray media production draws to a close — Sony shuts its last factory in Febwww.tomshardware.comBrikoXM to [email protected]English • 11 days agomessage-square41fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: technology[email protected][email protected]
minus-squarePossibly linuxlinkfedilinkEnglish12•11 days ago“Sell” and “digital format” are not something that media companies like. More like long term rent on very specific locked down hardware and software.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish11•edit-211 days ago“Best we can do is an overpackaged, encrypted, read-only microSD for $49.99. It requires a dedicated proprietary media player and if you’re lucky, it won’t fail in a year.” “Why won’t anyone buy our movies :(”
minus-squarePossibly linuxlinkfedilinkEnglish2•11 days agoThe thing is they want people to stream media for the most part. Buying movies is the niche that needs filled for the sake of it. What I want is a healthier media economy. Right now I don’t pirate anything and I would love to legally get content in a way that is sustainable. However, at the rate we are going piracy is going to be the only way.
“Sell” and “digital format” are not something that media companies like. More like long term rent on very specific locked down hardware and software.
“Best we can do is an overpackaged, encrypted, read-only microSD for $49.99. It requires a dedicated proprietary media player and if you’re lucky, it won’t fail in a year.”
“Why won’t anyone buy our movies :(”
The thing is they want people to stream media for the most part. Buying movies is the niche that needs filled for the sake of it.
What I want is a healthier media economy. Right now I don’t pirate anything and I would love to legally get content in a way that is sustainable.
However, at the rate we are going piracy is going to be the only way.