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DRM Flub Prevented 3D Showings of Avatar In Germany
Fraggy_the_undead writes "According to German IT news site heise.de, yesterday several 3D showings of Avatar couldn't take place (German; Google translation to English), because the movies were DRM protected such that there had to be a key per copy of the film, per film projector, and per movie server in the theater. The key supplier, by the name Deluxe, was apparently unable to provide a sufficient number of valid keys in time. Moviegoers were offered to get a refund or view an analogue 2D showing instead."
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Once again the pirates solve a problem that shouldn't be there in the first place: http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=avatar+keygen
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I'm sure someone planned to bring in a cellphone with a 3D camera and release a barely-watchable 30-second clip of some of the less important dialogue.
DRM prevents piracy again! Yes!!!! Huzzah for DRM!
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James Cameron was right when he said Avatar is the FUTURE of movies to come: DRM'd to the crippling point.
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We're hating on DRM now.
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How is Avvatar formed? How movie not get prjcted?
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I accidentally flushed the DRM keys for the movie... is this bad for __(direct object)__?
Good thing this wasn't the Dragon Ball Z movie, they'd laud DRM as the savior of humanity.
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Diese DRM nicht for the gefingerpoken
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They need to do way instain theater> who kill thier movvys. becuse these movvy cant frigth back it was on the news this mroing a theater in ar who had kill her three movvys . they are taking the three movvy back to new york too lady to rest my pary are with the custimers company who lost his movvys ; i am truley sorry for your lots
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Except in Soviet Russia.
The theater is a supplier in the product/service market (technically, they make most of their money off the concession stand, but that's totally irrelevant). It is a consumer in the factor market (the movie (or license) is a factor of production of a service). Bob isn't involved in the factor market at all; Ed is the consumer, and Hollywood is the producer.
I'm confused, where are Alice and Carol?
If the MPAA had its way you'd only get a 50% discount for not watching the movie.
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When I was watching Watchmen on a 40' tall IMAX screen, there was a giant glowing blue dong on the screen during parts of the movie.
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-- so the viewer's experience of digitally-projected movies can, in fact, be superior to that of traditional film.
... provided, of course, you have the DRM key.
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