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Ghostbusters Is First Film Released On USB Key

Posted by timothy on from the free-gozer dept.

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?"

13 of 448 comments (clear)

  1. Re:countdown by scourfish · · Score: 5, Funny

    You're late to the scene, they had it cracked at 4

  2. Denied by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    A spokesperson for PNY explained that it comes with a form of DRM that prevents you from copying the movie.

    Aw. That's adorable.

  3. Re:No thanks, I like to own media and do what I wa by orclevegam · · Score: 5, Funny

    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.

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  4. I unlocked the DRM!!! by CaptainPatent · · Score: 5, Funny

    Apparently if it asks you if you're a god, you say YES!

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    1. Re:I unlocked the DRM!!! by nick.ian.k · · Score: 5, Funny

      Odd, I got mine Jeopardy-style: "During the third reconciliation of the last of the Meketrex supplicants, they chose this form for Gozer the Traveler."

  5. Re:countdown by Blakey+Rat · · Score: 5, Funny

    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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  6. Re:terrible idea by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    What would you do if your girlfriend came up to you with that preference?

    Ask to watch.

  7. Re:DRM? laughable by meringuoid · · Score: 5, Funny
    vlc -I dummy "E:\Ghostbusters.avi" :sout='#transcode{vcodec=mp2v,vb=4096,acodec=mp2a,ab=192,scale=1,channels=2,deinterlace,audio-sync}:std{access=file, mux=ps,url="C:\Ghostbusters.ps.mpg"}'

    And this is why Windows is fine for nerds and hobbyists, but not ready for the mainstream desktop.

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  8. Re:Some advice for users: by hal2814 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Windows would have been fine if dickless here hadn't shut off the main power grid.

  9. USB scratch remover by flyingfsck · · Score: 5, Funny

    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...

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  10. Oblig by YourExperiment · · Score: 5, Funny

    OMG PNY!!!

  11. Re:terrible idea by Suzuran · · Score: 5, Funny

    But would you publish it without DRM?

  12. Re:If every file on my hard drive... by ProfessionalCookie · · Score: 5, Funny

    You'd need some sort of . . . filesystem.