TheImpressiveX@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoSony will cut around 250 jobs from the recordable media business manufacturing hub and will gradually cease production of optical discs, including Blu-ray discs.mainichi.jpexternal-linkmessage-square144fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkSony will cut around 250 jobs from the recordable media business manufacturing hub and will gradually cease production of optical discs, including Blu-ray discs.mainichi.jpTheImpressiveX@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square144fedilink
minus-squaremindlight@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoWhy are you worried about Sony owning the blu-ray format?
minus-squareAniki 🌱🌿@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoThey can DMCA the encryption keys and boom – instead dead format.
minus-squarederanger@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-23 months agoWhat? No. If I write data to a Blu-ray it’s not encrypted. This comment makes little sense. Sony does not control “the encryption keys”, whatever that means.
minus-squaremindlight@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-23 months agoYou really don’t understand how Blu-ray works, do you? Regarding Blu-ray as a medium for movies: Sony isn’t able do that kind of damage. Blu-ray Association would go bananas:
minus-squareHolyhandgrenade@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoIf they’re decreasing their production, it could mean that physical media is ending. If so, that fucking sucks because you can’t own anything anymore
Why are you worried about Sony owning the blu-ray format?
They can DMCA the encryption keys and boom – instead dead format.
What? No. If I write data to a Blu-ray it’s not encrypted. This comment makes little sense. Sony does not control “the encryption keys”, whatever that means.
You really don’t understand how Blu-ray works, do you?
Regarding Blu-ray as a medium for movies: Sony isn’t able do that kind of damage.
Blu-ray Association would go bananas:
If they’re decreasing their production, it could mean that physical media is ending. If so, that fucking sucks because you can’t own anything anymore