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Porn Industry Trials Burnable DVDs

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the advancing-technology-for-us-all dept.

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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  1. Wait..... by Mayhem178 · · Score: 5, Funny

    * stops burning porn DVDs long enough to read /. *

    Hey, wait...we're allowed to do this now? Sweet!

    * resumes burning porn DVDs *

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    1. Re:Wait..... by IAmTheDave · · Score: 5, Funny
      * stops burning porn DVDs long enough to read /. * Hey, wait...we're allowed to do this now? Sweet!

      Yes, but you see, this is like, one high quality movie per DVD. The burning that you (*cough* and I *cough*) currently engage in involves some 1500 3.2mb 100 px x 100px RealMedia or Divx files, all painstakingly categorized by number of women, boob size, and point of penetration.

      Right? I mean, everyone does that, right?

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    2. Re:Wait..... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      Excuse me? No we don't all do that.

      Some of us categorize by hair color, shaved or not, and by facial/anal. I'm a romantic at heart.

  2. Slashdot is too sinner-centric... by marcello_dl · · Score: 5, Funny

    In Catholic Italy, pr0n burns YOU! :)

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  3. "Trials" is a noun (are a noun, if you're British) by BadAnalogyGuy · · Score: 5, Funny

    Verbing nouns weirds language.

  4. Re:TGP by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yeah, that's it. You have this friend, yeah and he has this porn collection ...

  5. Phone Porn!?! by RingDev · · Score: 5, Funny

    "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"

    Wow, that would explain my co-workers extended bathroom breaks with his new Verizon 3g phone.

    -Rick

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