John Locke <johnlocke98513@xxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> On Mon, 16 Apr 2007 02:46:12 +0100, Roy Schestowitz
><newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>Sony Pictures DVD's have a new a copy protection that makes the movies
>>unplayable on some Sony (& other makes) DVD players!
>>
> I think what Sony should do is simply produce DVDs with no content.
> That's the best DRM system there is ! Customers won't notice
> anything different. Same old blank screens. Just think of the profit
> potential !
>
Ah, but you have to remember, as the BPI have pointed out many times,
that it's not the production cost of the disks which is significant,
it's the shipping, marketing, artwork, A&R work, and so on which is so
expensive - this is also why CDs were always more expensive than Vinyl.
The fact that the production costs have fallen by an order of magnitude
should not suggest in any way the the customer would benefit, at all, in
any way whatsoever. After all, why would a recording company want
/less/ income?
So, to sum up, I fully support your idea, but would suggest that the new
generation of content-protected (free-of) DVDs should also cost /more/
than the existing generation which can sometimes be played on Sony DVD
players.
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