Managed Copy hits Blu-ray Discs Next Month…Kinda

The good news is that Managed Copy will hit Blu-ray discs starting next month. The bad news? There will not be any hardware support when it does.

Less than five months since AACS was finalized and the details of Managed Copy were revealed and so far we've only seen one demo and not a single product announcement. This doesn't surprise us, but AACS-LA is apparently surprised because although all Blu-ray Discs sold after December 4th have no choice but to allow at least one copy to be made, the requirement to label the packaging as such has been postponed until Spring of next year.

I wonder if you will be able to copy via the PS3 onto an external.

Reading H's news post and also knowing about this......

"Sony Optiarc garners unwanted attention from DOJ for possible Blu-ray or DVD price fixing"

http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/26/s...tion-from-doj/

"Sony, Toshiba, Hitachi Say Optical-Drive Units Probed (Update1)"

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?p...d=a_MFBqTTg8vA

People wonder why I have yet put a Blue Ray burner in one of my PC builds.

Sony price fixing? Unpossible!

thank god for slysoft and anydvd. everybody here does now how awesome this software is, RIGHT?????

BUY IT NOW!!!!!

Thank goodness Sony has FINALLY decided on what blu-ray should do! I mean they have no fear of HD-DVD, they can now sell blu-ray players for a competitive price and start growing the blu-ray library.

Oh wait, Sony has no idea what it's doing, this is why blu-ray is going to fail. I mean come on Sony! Blu-ray, Blu-ray Java, Blu-ray+, Blu-ray Managed Copy? Consumers want what works, not to buy new hardware or constant firmware upgrades (if possible) just because you can't even stick with one single blu-ray format.

I am getting sick and tired of hearing a "new" version of blu-ray.

I still don't own a Blueray drive, and no movies. I have a large collection of DVD's and don't see a large enough incentive to "upgrade" to Blueray.

HD is for movie Theaters of home theaters with big, expensive wall mounted screens. Sure, the detail is much better in HD, but that does not add to the enjoyment of most movies for me.

If Sony wants me to "upgrade,' then Blueray has to be made simple. Digital media needs to be transferable between devices. I don't care about Blueray backups, I want movie backups. Let the original disc be the backup. I don't care for those special features on the disc anyway.

Originally Posted by 92miata

thank god for slysoft and anydvd. everybody here does now how awesome this software is, RIGHT?????

BUY IT NOW!!!!!

+1000! Their products like AnyDVD are reason I laugh at people when they talk about Windows DRM.

Originally Posted by verteron

I still don't own a Blueray drive, and no movies. I have a large collection of DVD's and don't see a large enough incentive to "upgrade" to Blueray.

HD is for movie Theaters of home theaters with big, expensive wall mounted screens. Sure, the detail is much better in HD, but that does not add to the enjoyment of most movies for me.

If Sony wants me to "upgrade,' then Blueray has to be made simple. Digital media needs to be transferable between devices. I don't care about Blueray backups, I want movie backups. Let the original disc be the backup. I don't care for those special features on the disc anyway.

Kind of have to disagree on this a little bit. It depends on the movie but $20 for Transformers on Blu-Ray was DEFINITELY worth it. Not all movies benefit as much but with 1080P TV's as cheap as they are, BD players getting pretty cheap, and BD movies getting into th $20 range, and of course being able to make a copy and tools like AnyDVD, I'm now going BD from here on for all of my purchases.

The biggest issue now is getting the content on my Zune HD, but with digital copies coming with BD movies even that's not an issue much anymore.

Originally Posted by 92miata

thank god for slysoft and anydvd. everybody here does now how awesome this software is, RIGHT?????

BUY IT NOW!!!!!

Meh. I see no need to copy Blu-Rays to my computer. Of course since I have no need to stream media or copy it to other systems that could be why.

Originally Posted by tronmaster

Thank goodness Sony has FINALLY decided on what blu-ray should do! I mean they have no fear of HD-DVD, they can now sell blu-ray players for a competitive price and start growing the blu-ray library.

Oh wait, Sony has no idea what it's doing, this is why blu-ray is going to fail. I mean come on Sony! Blu-ray, Blu-ray Java, Blu-ray+, Blu-ray Managed Copy? Consumers want what works, not to buy new hardware or constant firmware upgrades (if possible) just because you can't even stick with one single blu-ray format.

I am getting sick and tired of hearing a "new" version of blu-ray.

Does it need to be said again? Sony does NOT own Blu-Ray and they do NOT make every decision for the format. Why does this have to be mentioned in every god damn Blu-Ray topic on this site?

Originally Posted by Derangel

Does it need to be said again? Sony does NOT own Blu-Ray and they do NOT make every decision for the format. Why does this have to be mentioned in every god damn Blu-Ray topic on this site?

They're a huge part of it, but you're very right.
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Originally Posted by RADEoN

They're a huge part of it, but you're very right.
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Oh yes, but really people need to blame the entire BDA and not just one single company.

Originally Posted by Derangel

Does it need to be said again? Sony does NOT own Blu-Ray and they do NOT make every decision for the format. Why does this have to be mentioned in every god damn Blu-Ray topic on this site?

Who is the prime mover behind Blu-ray? Who makes the most Blu-ray players? Who owns the most Blu-ray patents? Who has the most money involved with Blu-ray? Why does this have to asked in every damn Blu-ray topic on this site?

Originally Posted by BladeVenom

Who is the prime mover behind Blu-ray? Who makes the most Blu-ray players? Who owns the most Blu-ray patents? Who has the most money involved with Blu-ray? Why does this have to asked in every damn Blu-ray topic on this site?

The prime mover is the Blu-Ray Disc Association. Sony may make the most players, but they don't sell the most. I don't think Sony has that many patents on it, considering all the companies involved in its creation. Uhh..The entire BDA? Sony only gets royalties on disc, nothing more.

Keep trying.

Sony doesn't sell the most players? What about that PS3 thingy?

Originally Posted by VeganCannibal

Sony doesn't sell the most players? What about that PS3 thingy?

If you want to include that, fine. I was talking about stand alone. Either way, what I'm trying to get across is that people need to blame the entire BDA for problems with Blu-Ray, not just one single company.