It's a momentous occasion, folks. Sony -- the outfit known for
boldly sticking to its
proprietary guns when perfectly acceptable options are widely available -- is finally showing that it
can reach across the aisle to get things done. All politics aside, the January-bound
Pineapple Express will include a downloadable version from iTunes. We're told that this is the first time in which a Sony Pictures Home Entertainment release has included such a thing, and yes, a traditional
digital copy for PCs / PSPs will also be bundled with the DVD / Blu-ray. Which is just about as cool as killing your arch enemy with a Daewoo Lanos.
[Via
HomeMediaMagazine, image courtesy of SPHE]
posted Nov 12th 2008 at 6:19AM
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
DrXym @ Nov 12th 2008 7:47AM
iTunes music and movies are just as proprietary as anything Sony have done.
mitchelljd @ Nov 12th 2008 11:17AM
personally, i would rather have Sony keep the list price on the film down, and not have the digital copy, which requires the separate disc.
i am sure that costs money, just want the movie without paying alot more for that.
digital copies are what studios are using to validate higher prices on some titles. to me, it is nice, but not worth the extra cost
mikeyrogers @ Nov 12th 2008 9:29PM
What would be cool is if they could incorporate some sort of hybrid technology where the inner few rungs on the disc are the digital copy and readable by a standard DVD ROM and the rest of the disc is the Blu-ray portion. Why not take advantage of the disc having similar proportions to its ancestors?
Smoke_Dawg_187 @ Nov 13th 2008 12:11AM
This is why I loved the HD-DVD with the DVD combo. Since DVD is so easy to decrypt, who needs a digital copy? I can easily rip the DVD side and put it on my iPod Touch for portable use. Although I'm not sure if that's with in Fair Use, it should be. I already purchased the disc, so I should be able to put it on another device.
And yes, I only do this with DVD's I legally own.
Mark @ Nov 13th 2008 4:56AM
@Smoke Dawg, I think it's fair use. You are not selling your copy, just using it for personal use. How is any different from ripping a CD? I know there is a copy protection system on the disk but the chances of content providers going after someone ripping for their own benefit is zero. They know what a legal minefield and PR disaster they'd be letting themselves in for.