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I like the idea and all, and it makes much more sense to have a virtual library (which could be gargantuan in size) in the video store rather than the limited selection they usually have. Plus video stores would never be "rented out" of a particular title.

But DRM is such a pain in the ass. I WANT to buy things legally but I always wind up with something I can hardly use. I'll buy media files which can only be played on my current machine. And I often blank my OS drive and install a fresh one, then none of my music/videos work. I can't just play them in any media player I want. It's such a hassle that I wind up torrenting stuff just because I can't get what I want legally.

What I really want is to buy physical discs and be able to easily copy the content to file form. Fortunately old-school audio CD's work quite well now. But DVD's are another story. So I buy a DVD then torrent the movie just because it's easier to pirate the digital copy.
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A dead duck  roberto_maietta@... | 03/03/08
Look at Apple...  fde101 | 03/03/08
For every 1 itunes customer  roberto_maietta@... | 03/04/08
RE: Coming soon: Movies on flash memory cards  mrlinux | 03/03/08
Where do I sign up?  nucrash | 03/03/08
Hah...conscientious objection already!  techboy_z | 03/03/08
And this is different than . . .  JLHenry | 03/03/08
When it comes to renting  voska1 | 03/03/08
MS DRM "technology" vs "standards"  n00b-herder | 03/04/08
What does this mean for poor Sony and Blu-Ray?  JLHenry | 03/03/08
Makes sense  Prognosticator | 03/03/08
Can't wait for the pirates  itanalyst2@... | 03/03/08
RE: Coming soon: Movies on flash memory cards  richard233 | 03/03/08
There is still a rental business  nucrash | 03/03/08
tHE INDUSTRY BEGINS TO CATCH UP WITH THE PIRATES?  lucan07@... | 03/03/08
Flash, especially if fixed for lifespan  Boot_Agnostic | 03/03/08
Still easier to pirate  Larsix | 03/03/08
The internet, as of 2006, was handling 10,000 petabytes.  CobraA1 | 03/03/08
Not cost effective or convenient at all ...  terry flores | 03/03/08
I completely agree  roberto_maietta@... | 03/04/08
DRM isn't the only issue ...  terry flores | 03/04/08
Value...  Wolfie2K3 | 03/04/08
It won't make it past the major test phase  stano360 | 03/04/08
Don't see the problem...  Wolfie2K3 | 03/04/08
RE: Coming soon: Movies on flash memory cards  winesipper | 03/04/08
RE: Coming soon: Movies on flash memory cards  cavlosnap@... | 03/04/08
$60 issue  stano360 | 03/04/08
The way to sell it...  Wolfie2K3 | 03/04/08
RE: Coming soon: Movies on flash memory cards  TheSimulacra | 03/04/08
RE: Coming soon: Movies on flash memory cards  TheSimulacra | 03/04/08
RE: Coming soon: Movies on flash memory cards  ylen76 | 06/25/09

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