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Ghostbusters Is First Film Released On USB Key
arcticstoat writes "Are you the USB keymaster? You could be soon if you pick up PNY's new 2GB USB flashdrive, which comes pre-loaded with Ghostbusters. A spokesperson for PNY explained that it comes with a form of DRM that prevents you from copying the movie. 'They have DRM protection,' explained the spokesperson, 'so customers can download the movie onto their laptop or PC if they wish, but they have to have the USB drive plugged in to watch the movie, as the DRM is locked in the USB drive.' The music industry has been playing around with USB flash drives for a few years now, but it hasn't been a massive success yet; will USB movies fare any better?"
One thing about movies on USB keys: At least they won't be scratched like they can be on DVDs.
Proverbs 21:19
You're late to the scene, they had it cracked at 4
Aw. That's adorable.
Can't rip it, can't archive it, can't move it to my HDD without the dongle. And if the flash drive gets damaged, who you gonna call?
The pirate bay.
Curiosity was framed, Ignorance killed the cat.
It's a small world and it smells funny; I'd buy another if it wasn't for the money; Take back what I paid (SoM)
Worse than starforce.
Damn thing is coated in an ectoplasm that clogs the fuck out of your USB ports.
With apologies to Ray Parker, Jr.:
If there's D-R-M, on your movie now,
Who ya gonna call?
The Pirate Bay!
If the U-S-B, key just died,
Who ya gonna call?
The Pirate Bay!
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Apparently if it asks you if you're a god, you say YES!
Well, back to rejecting software patent applications.
This just seems like one of the most useless ideas Hollywood has had.
Hollywood made "Battlefield: Earth." This isn't even in the top ten, sorry buddy.
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What would you do if your girlfriend came up to you with that preference?
What would you do if your girlfriend came up to you with that preference?
Ask to watch.
And this is why Windows is fine for nerds and hobbyists, but not ready for the mainstream desktop.
Real Daleks don't climb stairs - they level the building.
Waiting to hear news that the movie's been unlocked in 3... 2... 1...
Good news for you...
Used copy of Ghost Busters: $5 - $10 or so
2GB Flash Drive: $15 - $20
DVD Shrink to strip out everything but the movie, compress enough to fit in 2GB, and save as an ISO image: Free
VLC Media Player to play said ISO on Linux, BSD, Solaris, OS-X, BeOS, Windows, QNX (WTF is this?), or Syllable (WTF is this one as well?): Free
Purchasing an overpriced, DRMed version of a movie (that will most likely be playable only on a Windows box) just because it's sold on a Flash Drive?: Pointless
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I can sell you a can of high tech USB scratch remover. For only $19.99, this spray will remove scratches, improve picture quality and cure your herpes, but wait, now for a limited time offer you can get TWO cans for only $39.99...
Excuse me, but please get off my Pennisetum Clandestinum, eh!
OK, so NO ONE crack it or rip it until it becomes standard.
Shhh, keep this on the down low.
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OMG PNY!!!
With a videocam.
ACs don't waste your time replying, your posts are never seen by me.
But would you publish it without DRM?
Great. Just great. This is bad. real bad. Dogs and cats living together, Mass hysteria bad.
If you can read this, I forgot to post anonymously.
If you want a medium I hear Zoltar is really cheap and he can pop out a card that will shrink you and your willie for a quarter.
It's the most brilliant DRM scheme to date.
Step 1. Lock down media tight with cumbersome steps that are obnoxious to all.
Step 2. Don't make a product anybody wants in the first place.
It's brilliant. I bet piracy goes down 5000% with this new scheme. I wish I had thought of this. Let's also release 3 hour clips of a jar of mayonaise, locked down with DRM. I betcha nobody will crack it.
Belief? Hope? Preference?The Existential Vortex
Guys, don't fall into this trap. I've been doing this since around 128 mb. I still have yet to actually purchase any hardware.
I mean, seriously? The next best is around the corner anyway...
Belief? Hope? Preference?The Existential Vortex
And this is why vacuum tubes are better. You could at least learn to retension tube sockets using a dentist's pick. Then try to apply that to USB ports.
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You'd need some sort of . . . filesystem.
Isn't readable media more the problem, since you can copy to another media? Writable media just means you can destroy it.
That's the purpose of the new WORN (Write Once, Read ? No.) standard. An elegant solution to the problem.
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The want they hardware keys back!
That sinking feeling deep in your gut when you KNOW you screwed up bad summed up with: {head desk} {head desk}
Which is funny considering that he began his post by making a snarky comment about the other poster's crappy hardware, implying that the whole process really does take only 6 seconds on his uber box of DRM doom.
Is this true?
Yes it's true. This man has no dick.
500% CPU capacity? Wow, I'm only capable of 100%! So that's what all of the hype with OS X is.
What day is it? Could you please tell me?
Duh! 500% _of_a_CPU_ on an 8-CPU machine...
1: Find dead torrent of movie you want.
2: Send an email to thepiratebay.org, claiming to be the copyright holder and requesting immediate takedown.
3: Start your bittorrent client.
4: ????
5: PROFIT!!!
Why do I imagine a horde of Dalek lawyers? "Legislate! Legislate!"
No, I think that people have other things to do. Like actually leave the house, use the computer for other things besides encoding media, or even (gasp!) turning the thing off.
And all of those take place in real time that isn't measured in imaginary numbers.
Uh huh. And time SPENT by me to receive a PhD in nuclear physics is really less than a minute, since all I have to do was accept a piece of paper and shake some old guy's hand, right?