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DRM Flub Prevented 3D Showings of Avatar In Germany

Posted by timothy on from the token-of-our-appreciation dept.

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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  1. Hah! by MightyMartian · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    In Germany, DRM does you!

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  2. The problem is bigger than DRM by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    It's the fact that what you watch in a movie theater these days is, television. Give me 24 simultaneous images on my eyeball.

  3. Avatards by thisnamestoolong · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I accidentally the DRM keys for the movie... is this bad?

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  4. Re:Defective by Design by cayenne8 · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    I'm confused...what keys are needed to take the film out of the can, and thread it onto the projector?

    How do they DRM that?!?!

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  5. #22 Rodriguez by tepples · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    How is Avvatar formed?

    You must first bend air. Then you must buy "Air Bender" sneakers with a #22 on them.