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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?"
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)
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!!!
But would you publish it without DRM?
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}
Duh! 500% _of_a_CPU_ on an 8-CPU machine...