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Self-Destructing DVD's Coming Soon

Posted by michael on from the watch-in-fast-forward dept.

BrianH writes "Looks like a close cousin of everybody's favorite self-destructing video format is making a comeback. Four years after Circuit City and its Hollywood backers pulled the plug on the self-expiring DVD concept, FlexPlay Technologies has introduced the EZ-D...a 48-hour self-expiring DVD disk. The difference? This time around you don't need a special player, and "time extensions" are no longer an option. It looks like Buena Vista has already signed on to the format, so Disney, Mirimax, and all of their other companies should be using this soon. As if that wasn't bad enough, it looks like this works for music and software disks too!" Here's an older story on these technologies.

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  1. Huh by bmorris · · Score: 0, Redundant

    "As if that wasn't bad enough?" What's so bad about this? Saves me a trip back to Blockbuster and a whole mess of late fees. What's the problem?

  2. This is great news... by BitterOak · · Score: 2, Redundant
    For those of us with with a DVD burner and appropriate decryption software. We can buy movies for a few dollars instead of the typical $20-$30.

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  3. This is great news! by SuperBanana · · Score: 1, Redundant
    Ford has decided to make its cars cease to function after 60,000 miles or 10 years, whichever comes first

    Wow! What great news! That's what, double their usual lifetime?

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  4. Re:In other news... by xigxag · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Ford has decided to make its cars cease to function after 60,000 miles or 10 years, whichever comes first.

    Funny! But seriously, if you could get a car which safely decommissioned after 60k miles, for one third the price of a similarly equipped "expiry free" car, wouldn't you jump at the chance?

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