Keychest - The Anti-DVD

Moonliner · 10-21-2009, 05:04 PM

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Walt Disney Co. is close to unveiling technology that it says will enable entertainment companies to adapt their business models to a new reality in which consumers increasingly rely on computers and cell phones in place of DVD players and TVs.

The technology, code-named Keychest, could contribute to a shift in what it means for a consumer to own a movie or a TV show, by redefining ownership as access rights, not physical possession.

I'll have to think this one through before I decide if it's a good thing or not.

Alex · 10-21-2009, 05:08 PM

It certainly is for me. It has been a bit of a surprise to me, but it turns out that with a few exceptions I don't really care if I own media.

I don't care about DRM. I don't care if in four years I lose access that I purchase today (because experience shows I will very rarely actually view the media I've purchased more than once).

And by leasing access to digital media I don't actually end up with unused crap in my house.

innerSpaceman · 10-21-2009, 05:08 PM

Yeah, um, I can tell you right now, I will NOT be watching Lawrence of Arabia on my cellphone.

Chernabog · 10-21-2009, 05:19 PM

I hear cell phone porn sucks too.

lashbear · 10-21-2009, 05:30 PM

On the other hand, I regularly watch media I've purchased years ago... and have hunted down most of the hard-to-get ones on DVD (ie: Carny with Jodie Foster)

I think I'm a sentimentalist. No, really !!

Moonliner · 10-21-2009, 06:41 PM

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Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

Yeah, um, I can tell you right now, I will NOT be watching Lawrence of Arabia on my cellphone.

Which I think is a plus.

In theory purchasing the "access rights" you can watch it on any device you like anytime you like. So you can watch Lawrence on the big screen HDTV if you like, on your PC, or in a few years on your direct neural input helmet.

If along with the "access rights" you also get the physical media of the day (blu-ray, dvd, whatever) then I think this is a winner. If all I get is a key code I'm less enthused.

flippyshark · 10-21-2009, 07:35 PM

There are plenty of titles I am really happy I have permanent copies of, especially Disney films. Given the way the mouse re-edits, re-colors, even bowdlerizes, I'd hate to leave their legacy entirely in their hands.

And you never know when your favorite movie will become the subject of some legal disagreement, and suddenly, there's no access anymore.

That said, I mostly rent these days, especially titles younger than twenty years or so.

flippyshark · 10-21-2009, 07:36 PM

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Originally Posted by lashbear

On the other hand, I regularly watch media I've purchased years ago... and have hunted down most of the hard-to-get ones on DVD (ie: Carny with Jodie Foster)

Where, oh where did you find Carny?

(Holds his breath waiting for Wilson Phillips joke.)

lashbear · 10-22-2009, 12:35 AM

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Originally Posted by flippyshark

Where, oh where did you find Carny?

(Holds his breath waiting for Wilson Phillips joke.)

I don't know who Wilson Phillips is or even that Carnie Wilson had a talk show (

) but you can get Carny on DVD here

Pirate Bill · 10-22-2009, 02:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Moonliner

In theory purchasing the "access rights" you can watch it on any device you like anytime you like. So you can watch Lawrence on the big screen HDTV if you like, on your PC, or in a few years on your direct neural input helmet.

I doubt it would be one payment for access rights on all devices...present or future. Each separate device will require a separate payment. It's pretty much the same thing now (if you bought it on DVD but want it on Blu-ray, that's another purchase), but you won't get to own the media.

I'm very much against the pay-per-view model. It's fine as an entertainment supplement, but I don't want it as our only option. For reasons already given above (sentimental, archival, etc.) I like to have a physical copy of my favorites.

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Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	It certainly is for me. It has been a bit of a surprise to me, but it turns out that with a few exceptions I don't really care if I own media. I don't care about DRM. I don't care if in four years I lose access that I purchase today (because experience shows I will very rarely actually view the media I've purchased more than once). And by leasing access to digital media I don't actually end up with unused crap in my house.
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innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	Yeah, um, I can tell you right now, I will NOT be watching Lawrence of Arabia on my cellphone.
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Chernabog Biophage Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: The Moon Posts: 2,679	I hear cell phone porn sucks too. __________________ And they say back then our universe Was a coal black egg Until the god inside Burst out and from its shattered shell He made what became the world we know ~ Bjork (Cosmogony)
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lashbear SwishBuckling Bear Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: In Isolation :) Posts: 6,597	On the other hand, I regularly watch media I've purchased years ago... and have hunted down most of the hard-to-get ones on DVD (ie: Carny with Jodie Foster) I think I'm a sentimentalist. No, really !! __________________ *I Heart* my Husband - I can't think of anyone I'd rather be in isolation with.**
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flippyshark Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 2,852	There are plenty of titles I am really happy I have permanent copies of, especially Disney films. Given the way the mouse re-edits, re-colors, even bowdlerizes, I'd hate to leave their legacy entirely in their hands. And you never know when your favorite movie will become the subject of some legal disagreement, and suddenly, there's no access anymore. That said, I mostly rent these days, especially titles younger than twenty years or so.
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