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I've noticed some other movies doing the same, for example Looper (great sci-fi movie btw) was on Google Play roughly a week or so before it was on DVD. Now if

I've noticed some other movies doing the same, for example Looper (great sci-fi movie btw) was on Google Play roughly a week or so before it was on DVD. Now if only they would offer them DRM free, then we'd be getting somewhere...

darkmagnus 14y ago
As well as Amazon and ITunes, but only for purchase and not for rent...which is kind of annoying.
- MartinCron 14y ago
  I've been really frustrated by the "purchase only" digital options for movies lately. I want to watch the US remake of "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" but I don't know if I want to watch it more than once.
  - TheAmazingIdiot 14y ago
    Here's a link for you, if you don't care about 'copyright violations'. https://thepiratebay.se/torrent/7813839/The.Girl.with.the.Dragon.Tattoo.2011.BRRip.720p.x264-PiLLS https://thepiratebay.se/torrent/7813839/The.Girl.with.the.Dr... Or 6.97 USD for a used copy from Amazon (real DVD). http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B003Y5H5HO/ref=sr_1_5_olp?ie=UTF8&qid=1357330575&sr=8-5&keywords=Girl+with+the+dragon+tattoo&condition=used http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B003Y5H5HO/ref=sr_1_5... This is why Disney is selling videos online before the DVD/Blu-ray. And even then, the new videos will have immediate used links on Amazon.
  - esonderegger 14y ago
    I'm a little confused. This community (myself included) often complains about how we wish Hollywood would release their movies as DRM-free files. But then some of us say that the "purchase" price is too high and we want a "rental" option. How exactly would this work? Would the movie studios ask you nicely to remove the file from your computer after three days? I'd love to hear a technical answer that contradicts this, but don't see how a DRM-free rental could ever be possible.
    - seabee 14y ago
      Asking for DRM-free movies only makes sense in the context of purchasing. Rental is the oldest form of DRM. That's basically how it works.
    - ben0x539 14y ago
      > How exactly would this work? Would the movie studios ask you nicely to remove the file from your computer after three days? Isn't that exactly what stores do that rent out movies on physical media?
      - talmand 14y ago
        No. If you don't return the physical media then chances are they'll charge you the full price, not allow you to rent again, and/or track you down because you most likely gave them your contact info.
        ben0x539 14y ago
        But they don't have a mechanism in place that makes sure I remove the copy of the movie from my computer after I return the physical medium.
        talmand 14y ago
        While true, copying a DVD to your computer is not a trivial enough exercise for most people to accomplish, for the U.S. at least.
    - talmand 14y ago
      I don't see in that thread anyone asking for DRM free rental movies. It started out talking about the availability of the movie on Google Play and ended with the frustration of a lack of a rental option. The topic shifted just a bit there. I don't really see how you could rent streaming movies without some form of DRM in place. I would hope no one expects that.
    - DannoHung 14y ago

darkmagnus 14y ago

As well as Amazon and ITunes, but only for purchase and not for rent...which is kind of annoying.

MartinCron 14y ago
I've been really frustrated by the "purchase only" digital options for movies lately. I want to watch the US remake of "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" but I don't know if I want to watch it more than once.
- TheAmazingIdiot 14y ago
  Here's a link for you, if you don't care about 'copyright violations'. https://thepiratebay.se/torrent/7813839/The.Girl.with.the.Dragon.Tattoo.2011.BRRip.720p.x264-PiLLS https://thepiratebay.se/torrent/7813839/The.Girl.with.the.Dr... Or 6.97 USD for a used copy from Amazon (real DVD). http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B003Y5H5HO/ref=sr_1_5_olp?ie=UTF8&qid=1357330575&sr=8-5&keywords=Girl+with+the+dragon+tattoo&condition=used http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B003Y5H5HO/ref=sr_1_5... This is why Disney is selling videos online before the DVD/Blu-ray. And even then, the new videos will have immediate used links on Amazon.
- esonderegger 14y ago
  I'm a little confused. This community (myself included) often complains about how we wish Hollywood would release their movies as DRM-free files. But then some of us say that the "purchase" price is too high and we want a "rental" option. How exactly would this work? Would the movie studios ask you nicely to remove the file from your computer after three days? I'd love to hear a technical answer that contradicts this, but don't see how a DRM-free rental could ever be possible.
  - seabee 14y ago
    Asking for DRM-free movies only makes sense in the context of purchasing. Rental is the oldest form of DRM. That's basically how it works.
  - ben0x539 14y ago
    > How exactly would this work? Would the movie studios ask you nicely to remove the file from your computer after three days? Isn't that exactly what stores do that rent out movies on physical media?
    - talmand 14y ago
      No. If you don't return the physical media then chances are they'll charge you the full price, not allow you to rent again, and/or track you down because you most likely gave them your contact info.
      - ben0x539 14y ago
        But they don't have a mechanism in place that makes sure I remove the copy of the movie from my computer after I return the physical medium.
        talmand 14y ago
        While true, copying a DVD to your computer is not a trivial enough exercise for most people to accomplish, for the U.S. at least.
  - talmand 14y ago
    I don't see in that thread anyone asking for DRM free rental movies. It started out talking about the availability of the movie on Google Play and ended with the frustration of a lack of a rental option. The topic shifted just a bit there. I don't really see how you could rent streaming movies without some form of DRM in place. I would hope no one expects that.
  - DannoHung 14y ago