Porn Industry Trials Burnable DVDs

nukular writes "The LA Times has an article discussing porn giant Vivid following the likes of King Kong in allowing users to download and burn movies to DVD. Unlike in the Hollywood plan, these DVDs will be viewable on other DVD players." From the article: "Despite their obvious differences, adult and mainstream entertainment companies face similar pressures in the Internet age. Both are grappling with how to deliver content securely and reliably to devices in a variety of ways, whether it's prepackaged on DVD for TVs or sent wirelessly to cellphones. Both also want to capitalize on digital delivery methods but can't afford to undercut their retail partners: big-box stores such as Wal-Mart Stores Inc. for the major studios and mom-and-pop video shops for the porn producers. They also fear online piracy, which the music industry partly blames for its lackluster sales."

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Re:"Trials" is a noun (are a noun, if you're Briti

[BadAnalogyGuy]

I wasn't aware that stealing IP was frowned on here at Slashdot. I must make amends. (Janis Joplin)

Re:This may be a hit!

[Tenareth]

Because this is America, buying porn is "bad". lol, this country is funny as hell and doesn't even realize how much we look like complete self-interested idiots to the rest of the world.

Go America... no porn, no nudity... but rip a guys head off while making a joke is perfectly fine family entertainment.