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IBM Files DVD Spam Patent Application

Posted by Zonk on from the truly-value-added-content dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Mark Wilson of Gizmodo.com reports that IBM is applying for a patent for DVDs that contain or download 'on demand' commercials that cannot be skipped. Consumers would be able to purchase these DVDs at a lower price than regular DVDs and pay extra to enjoy their purchase ad-free without having to buy a second DVD. Perhaps this is part of the massive shift in advertising that IBM predicts."

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  1. Re:Spam? by somersault · · Score: 4, Funny

    Yep, not so much spam as mafia tactics. If you dont pay up, we send round the boys. The advertising boys.

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    which is totally what she said