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360 doesn't even let you buy movies at all, only rent them.]]>Sep 22nd 2008 12:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/ps3-video-store-provides-more-reason-to-avoid-drm/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/ps3-video-store-provides-more-reason-to-avoid-drm/Sep 22nd 2008 1:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/ps3-video-store-provides-more-reason-to-avoid-drm/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/ps3-video-store-provides-more-reason-to-avoid-drm/Sep 22nd 2008 5:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/ps3-video-store-provides-more-reason-to-avoid-drm/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/ps3-video-store-provides-more-reason-to-avoid-drm/Sep 22nd 2008 5:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/ps3-video-store-provides-more-reason-to-avoid-drm/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/ps3-video-store-provides-more-reason-to-avoid-drm/Sep 22nd 2008 5:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/ps3-video-store-provides-more-reason-to-avoid-drm/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/ps3-video-store-provides-more-reason-to-avoid-drm/Sep 22nd 2008 5:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/ps3-video-store-provides-more-reason-to-avoid-drm/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/ps3-video-store-provides-more-reason-to-avoid-drm/
Personally I think all these digital distribution methods suck, for example Apple store, 360 or PS3. Nothing beats a physical copy. I guess with the exception of a pirated copy.]]>Sep 22nd 2008 8:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/ps3-video-store-provides-more-reason-to-avoid-drm/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/ps3-video-store-provides-more-reason-to-avoid-drm/I buy them thus I own a copy of that movie.

These DRM'd downloads will soon die if enougth people stop using them!

I wont use the XBOX 360's or the PS3 (or PSP). I will continue to rip and enjoy!

And for the HD/BluRay's I own - I will just download HD Rips from the inter-web!
Job done!]]>Sep 22nd 2008 5:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/ps3-video-store-provides-more-reason-to-avoid-drm/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/ps3-video-store-provides-more-reason-to-avoid-drm/Sep 22nd 2008 6:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/ps3-video-store-provides-more-reason-to-avoid-drm/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/ps3-video-store-provides-more-reason-to-avoid-drm/Sep 22nd 2008 6:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/ps3-video-store-provides-more-reason-to-avoid-drm/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/ps3-video-store-provides-more-reason-to-avoid-drm/Sep 22nd 2008 7:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/ps3-video-store-provides-more-reason-to-avoid-drm/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/ps3-video-store-provides-more-reason-to-avoid-drm/
It is doomed to fail. There is no way to protect against illegally copying movies or music, these companies will just have to find a way to punish those that do. ]]>Sep 22nd 2008 10:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/ps3-video-store-provides-more-reason-to-avoid-drm/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/ps3-video-store-provides-more-reason-to-avoid-drm/Sep 22nd 2008 5:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/ps3-video-store-provides-more-reason-to-avoid-drm/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/ps3-video-store-provides-more-reason-to-avoid-drm/
I'd like to to think that one day, we'll look back at DRM schemes and laugh, but it's seeming ever more likely that we'll be looking back at 2008 DRM as being relatively "free" in terms of media playback.]]>Sep 22nd 2008 6:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/ps3-video-store-provides-more-reason-to-avoid-drm/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/ps3-video-store-provides-more-reason-to-avoid-drm/
DRM beginnings all messed up & stupid but evolved into the perfect piece of pirate proofing software that we all reliey on .

I just realise the Wii got better DRM downloaded games are locked to one system but can be redownloaded unlimited times & can be backedup on SD cards & most people won't even relise it .]]>Sep 22nd 2008 7:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/ps3-video-store-provides-more-reason-to-avoid-drm/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/ps3-video-store-provides-more-reason-to-avoid-drm/Sep 22nd 2008 5:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/ps3-video-store-provides-more-reason-to-avoid-drm/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/ps3-video-store-provides-more-reason-to-avoid-drm/Sep 22nd 2008 6:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/ps3-video-store-provides-more-reason-to-avoid-drm/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/ps3-video-store-provides-more-reason-to-avoid-drm/Sep 22nd 2008 6:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/ps3-video-store-provides-more-reason-to-avoid-drm/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/ps3-video-store-provides-more-reason-to-avoid-drm/Sep 22nd 2008 6:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/ps3-video-store-provides-more-reason-to-avoid-drm/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/ps3-video-store-provides-more-reason-to-avoid-drm/
sony fanboys make me sick]]>Sep 22nd 2008 7:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/ps3-video-store-provides-more-reason-to-avoid-drm/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/ps3-video-store-provides-more-reason-to-avoid-drm/Sep 22nd 2008 6:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/ps3-video-store-provides-more-reason-to-avoid-drm/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/ps3-video-store-provides-more-reason-to-avoid-drm/Sep 22nd 2008 7:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/ps3-video-store-provides-more-reason-to-avoid-drm/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/ps3-video-store-provides-more-reason-to-avoid-drm/
That's not right either. You don't have to be logged into the account that puchased them, but the account must exist on the system. I know this because I've "traded" games with someone before.]]>Sep 22nd 2008 11:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/ps3-video-store-provides-more-reason-to-avoid-drm/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/ps3-video-store-provides-more-reason-to-avoid-drm/Sep 22nd 2008 6:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/ps3-video-store-provides-more-reason-to-avoid-drm/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/ps3-video-store-provides-more-reason-to-avoid-drm/Sep 22nd 2008 6:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/ps3-video-store-provides-more-reason-to-avoid-drm/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/ps3-video-store-provides-more-reason-to-avoid-drm/
With respect to the thrust of your "argument", just because one company does things badly does not mean that it is acceptable. Clearly Sony's policy here is absolute crap. If you are going to run a store like this then you need to provide facilities to backup your data and archive it since a single hard drive isn't going to go that far.]]>Sep 22nd 2008 7:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/ps3-video-store-provides-more-reason-to-avoid-drm/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/ps3-video-store-provides-more-reason-to-avoid-drm/
http://www.apple.com/support/itunes/store/browser/
]]>Sep 22nd 2008 7:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/ps3-video-store-provides-more-reason-to-avoid-drm/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/ps3-video-store-provides-more-reason-to-avoid-drm/Sep 22nd 2008 11:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/ps3-video-store-provides-more-reason-to-avoid-drm/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/ps3-video-store-provides-more-reason-to-avoid-drm/Sep 22nd 2008 6:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/ps3-video-store-provides-more-reason-to-avoid-drm/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/ps3-video-store-provides-more-reason-to-avoid-drm/
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However, I totally agree about Rambo and I Am Legend.]]>Sep 22nd 2008 7:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/ps3-video-store-provides-more-reason-to-avoid-drm/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/ps3-video-store-provides-more-reason-to-avoid-drm/
Its an easy fix, but its irritating they didnt take this senario into account.]]>Sep 22nd 2008 7:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/ps3-video-store-provides-more-reason-to-avoid-drm/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/ps3-video-store-provides-more-reason-to-avoid-drm/Sep 22nd 2008 7:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/ps3-video-store-provides-more-reason-to-avoid-drm/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/ps3-video-store-provides-more-reason-to-avoid-drm/
I'm rather confused as to why you think iTunes is the same. Apple maintains a fully purchase history that can be used to raise issues with media purchased years ago and, if necessary, download your library of purchased tracks again. Certainly a fundamental difference is that iTunes places no restrictions on where you store your music and you can move it around your network as you see fit, although it does need to be in a library to be playable by iTunes itself. Perhaps we should consider a distributed library similar to those used by pro photography applications like Lightroom or Aperture, where your library can contain media stored in completely different places rather than a single directory. I expect that there are media management applications that work similarly.

Still, depending on the quality of the video and speed of download, downloading when needed from Sony would be quite convenient, although the bandwidth costs for Sony would likely make such a solution prohibitively expensive.]]>Sep 22nd 2008 7:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/ps3-video-store-provides-more-reason-to-avoid-drm/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/ps3-video-store-provides-more-reason-to-avoid-drm/What'd you expect, rainbows and marshmallow ponies?]]>Sep 22nd 2008 7:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/ps3-video-store-provides-more-reason-to-avoid-drm/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/ps3-video-store-provides-more-reason-to-avoid-drm/Sep 22nd 2008 8:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/ps3-video-store-provides-more-reason-to-avoid-drm/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/ps3-video-store-provides-more-reason-to-avoid-drm/
You can only download the movie YOU are supposed to OWN twice. Like WHAT will happen if I get it a third time???

[sarcasm]
Well... drinking the kool aid, it should be easy to understand: When we had DVDs, if there was not sufficient space and we threw some away, or if we lost them, we are not subject to get another copy for free. This is genius! This is the way it was actually working great until now. Why change this?
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Really? No one else saw this coming?!

This type of crap is the reason I despise digital-only distribution of content. It completely destroys the very foundation of "trade" as in "exchanging an item of value for another item of value". With digital distribution models like this, you are exchanging your hard-earned cash for literally nothing.

At least with a physical object where the content isn't linked specifically to you alone, you have some opportunity to recoup some of your losses back at a later date. Come time to pay off the debt collector, your fancy digital-only distributed games, movies and music won't help you.]]>Sep 22nd 2008 8:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/ps3-video-store-provides-more-reason-to-avoid-drm/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/ps3-video-store-provides-more-reason-to-avoid-drm/ If it solely about piracy they're worried about then why not simply (waterstamp, track, etc) each individual file created. ]]>Sep 22nd 2008 11:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/ps3-video-store-provides-more-reason-to-avoid-drm/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/ps3-video-store-provides-more-reason-to-avoid-drm/Sep 22nd 2008 8:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/ps3-video-store-provides-more-reason-to-avoid-drm/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/ps3-video-store-provides-more-reason-to-avoid-drm/http://snurl.com/36hvi) My biggest complaint is that the cost to buy a movie through the download store and the DVD is only like $4 and with the DVD I can bring it anywhere and play in almost any device. Downloading full movies has never seemed viable to me primarily because you can't burn a backup.

Rentals are nice but the fee is equivalent to my local video store and I only get to hold on to it for 48 hours. My rental store lets me hold a disk for a week. DRM is only part of Sony's problem. They need to adopt a rental model like Netflix in order to effectively compete against the 360.]]>Sep 22nd 2008 9:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/ps3-video-store-provides-more-reason-to-avoid-drm/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/ps3-video-store-provides-more-reason-to-avoid-drm/Sep 22nd 2008 10:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/ps3-video-store-provides-more-reason-to-avoid-drm/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/ps3-video-store-provides-more-reason-to-avoid-drm/Sep 22nd 2008 10:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/ps3-video-store-provides-more-reason-to-avoid-drm/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/ps3-video-store-provides-more-reason-to-avoid-drm/Sep 22nd 2008 10:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/ps3-video-store-provides-more-reason-to-avoid-drm/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/ps3-video-store-provides-more-reason-to-avoid-drm/

Seriously though, if you have some time, research the history and reasoning behind copyright protection and patent law. You quickly realize how far we've strayed from the original intent for the good of artists and society.]]>Sep 22nd 2008 10:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/ps3-video-store-provides-more-reason-to-avoid-drm/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/ps3-video-store-provides-more-reason-to-avoid-drm/
All you have to do is get on Xbox Live and start talking to all of the red neck hick idiots who are bragging about how many movies they've bought for their Xbox to realize that, sadly, digital downloads are the way it's going to be.

Unfortunately the sheeple create the trends for this stuff and there's no convincing them that putting on a wife beater and going to Wal-Mart to actually buy the disc is better than sitting on their fat ass eating potato chips and hitting a button on their remote to get it.]]>Sep 22nd 2008 10:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/ps3-video-store-provides-more-reason-to-avoid-drm/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/ps3-video-store-provides-more-reason-to-avoid-drm/Sep 22nd 2008 12:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/ps3-video-store-provides-more-reason-to-avoid-drm/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/ps3-video-store-provides-more-reason-to-avoid-drm/Sep 22nd 2008 12:13PM