Okay, it's official.

[conuly]

The MPAA, or whoever the fuck is behind this, is nuts. CRAZY.

I thought that region whatever encoding nonsense was bad enough, but... *cracks up laughing*

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what a wank

[rantinan.livejournal.com]

Seriously, this has got to be the biggest damn wank of all time. Who would fund the retail outlet side of things, retailers? So what happens if hte wrong disk gets inserted an dloaded? how about faulty disks? How about the extra staffing, time spent in cues, and the 100% garuntee that someone (probably chinese, and probably much cheaper than the brand name MPAA endorced ones) will simply release a player that reads the disk and ignores the embedded chip. How about the lack of backwards compatability in this technology. Mailorder businesses? Gifts?

Someone should tell this guy's funders just how impossible this is IRL. Micropayment pay per view on demand is much more realistic, and one fuck of a lot easier to secure, and with technology like the PSP now readily available, even easy to impliment on the move.