Commercials may make there way to DVD

[Simo]

IBM wants to put commercials during your DVDs



IBM has patented a new concept that will place commercials during the movie you are watching on your legally purchased or rented DVD.

The scheme, which is a terrible abuse of consumers, will allow purchasers to either purchase or rent the movie at the current standard rate with commercial interruption or pay extra money to have it commercial-free.

When the new DVDs are inserted, the DVD player will automatically check to see what type of disc you are inserting and if it is the commercial-infused version, it " will either play embedded ads on the disc over the course of the movie, or connect to the internet to download new ads to embed in real-time into the film."

If the patent is granted, one of only two situations is possible. Either the consumer will see the movie industry as even greedier than they are and sales will fall. There is the possibility however that the consumers will not mind so much and the movie industry will get added revenue from the ads.

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Fugg that, I watched 2 movies on commercial tv lately and both were painful, although especially this one that was on a sunday night and went from 8:30 and by 11:30 I had given up with all the ads and went to bed before it finished (Dean Cain on a plane with terrorists).

Much like my disgust with pay tv, If im paying for it as opposed to the free version I dont want your ads!

Doubt it will happen but in this new digital world with DRM and all sorts of crap who knows.

 

[Everlovin' Antichrist]

Sure I'll watch them on one proviso;

I don't have to pay for them.

 

[Scorpio30]

I never watch free to air movies because of the ads...a movie is supposed to be an experience I dont want it butchered every 12mins.

 

[pennywisealfie]

way to make people download stuff. seriously, ive made it a thing of mine that everytime that i actually buy a dvd and i cant skip that "you wouldnt steal a car" ad then i go and download a full movie, just on the principle of it. so f**k this putting ads on, if i buy something, i dont want to see no godamn ads.

 

[Eelectrica]

Are these companies intentionally trying to drive customers away?

We've got DRM infected CD's. PC games using horribly invasive copy protection techniques, now this.

Companies, get a freakin' clue. You need to reward the customer for buying something, not smack 'em upside the head for buying or renting your products :crazy:

 

[JoeD]

What a horrible idea.

 

[Eskimo Sharkie]

As soon as they bring it out, some boffin will work out a way to copy it without the ads.

Regardless, who the hell would pay for a DVD riddled with ads? I can't see the demand for it (unless it was free).

 

[Simo]

As soon as they bring it out, some boffin will work out a way to copy it without the ads.

Regardless, who the hell would pay for a DVD riddled with ads? I can't see the demand for it (unless it was free).

I could already copy them and remove the ads today.....but do i want to go to the hassle with the ones i buy let alone having to pay for blank discs to burn the edited copies to.

 

[Kurt Angle]

Media company managers are the most stupid people in the world.. seriously.

They mustn't understand the concept of 'digital media' to think that piracy prevention can be policed and regulated.

Books are a prime example... it's about proper pricing and packaging... people CAN go to a library and photocopy it, but they don't, because they are fairly priced and a consumer is guaranteed that pages aren't missing or words replaced, etc.

The digital age has revalued audio and visual media, but they are living in pretty much the stone age, thinking they can make $10 profit off a CD, then use that to snort cocaine off the thighs off Columbian virgins.

I will buy a good CD because it is packaged with a booklet, and the quality is guaranteed.

 

[Simo]

Well put Kurt (especially the cocaine and columbian vigins lol)

Your last line is exactly how I feel.