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Disney Licenses MS Windows Media DRM

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the so-many-people dept.

securitas writes "CNet/ZDNet reports that Walt Disney has licensed Microsoft's Windows Media DRM technology for use in online movie distribution via the Internet. Reuters reports that Disney plans to sell movies online in late 2004 or early 2005, while AP reports that the multi-year license for Microsoft's digital rights/restrictions management and copy-protection software will let Disney distribute content on mobile phones, PDAs and portable media players (mirror). The companies are expected to officially announce the deal later today (Monday)." Conspiracy theorists, start your engines; kidding aside, this is something to watch, as these are two titans of industry.

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  1. Shrek was DreamWorks by tepples · · Score: 0, Troll

    I was under the impression that it was three movies after Nemo, but I could be wrong.

    Disney and Pixar made two deals. One was for Toy Story and one or more sequels; the other was for five new franchises. These turned out to be 1. A Bug's Life, 2. Monsters Inc., 3. some fishy movie that tries to make everybody forget about Winsor McCay's famous comic strip, and the forthcoming films 4. The Incredibles and 5. Cars.

    (couldn't remember if Shrek was a Pixar film).

    Shrek was made by DreamWorks/PDI. Coming soon: a sequel.

  2. Diznee == old and busted, Porn == NEW HOTNESS! by livhan28 · · Score: 0, Troll

    you dont see DRM on Porn either, so therefor p0rn must also be the next comming craze in home entertainment! on a side note, id estimate that in another 10 years feature films will start to contain pornographic content.