Honestly, the entertainment industry has been getting a certain amount of money for movies for ages. Just because they put a new device to try to hinder burning, stealing, etc. doesn't mean prices are going to go down. Yes, the movie industry price gouges insanely, but day after day people pay the money to get a movie--- let alone to see one at the theaters (tickets are unreasonable).
I agree with the fact that others will just pick up discs from a movie rental shop and burn from there. People who steal from stores will just find other ways to manage to get the media to play. People have conjured up various ways to bypass security measures before- what will be different here?
As for personal property, What is wrong with personal backups of your own media? You pay the high cost of a movie- you should be able to copy it as many times as you want for personal use.
When beta was on top, the industry wanted VHS- when it really wasn't superior... just bigger tapes in all honesty. We buy more movies, repurchase what we already have, and more money goes to the Movie industry. They know many clever ways to exploit buyers... this isn't going to lower prices any more than anything else. They are used to people paying a certain amount for movies, it isn't going to get any cheaper.
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I agree with the fact that others will just pick up discs from a movie rental shop and burn from there. People who steal from stores will just find other ways to manage to get the media to play. People have conjured up various ways to bypass security measures before- what will be different here?
As for personal property, What is wrong with personal backups of your own media? You pay the high cost of a movie- you should be able to copy it as many times as you want for personal use.
When beta was on top, the industry wanted VHS- when it really wasn't superior... just bigger tapes in all honesty. We buy more movies, repurchase what we already have, and more money goes to the Movie industry. They know many clever ways to exploit buyers... this isn't going to lower prices any more than anything else. They are used to people paying a certain amount for movies, it isn't going to get any cheaper.
Movie Industry= Money Whores