Warner to Sell Music on DVD

Carl Bialik from WSJ writes "Warner Music is planning an aggressive attempt to replace the CD by pushing consumers to buy their music on specially outfitted DVDs, the Wall Street Journal reports. It's music to the ears of some struggling retailers who seek a new physical product to re-capture some of the online (and file-sharing) market. 'As a retailer I'm going to be holding on desperately for any compelling physical product,' said Eric Levin, who owns two independent stores called Criminal Records in the Atlanta area. 'So the introduction of a new format...is cause for excitement.' More from the article: 'But there are some stumbling blocks that may discourage consumers from embracing DVD albums. The new discs would not play on normal CD players, meaning consumers could not simply pop their new discs into their car stereos or other players. And users would not be able to copy the main audio mix onto their computers. On the proposed DVD album, the main audio mix is to be protected by the same software that already protects the content on normal DVDs.'"

The Time has come!

[Phantombrain]

Pinky: What are we going to do tomorrow night, Sony? Sony: The same thing we do every night, Pinky. Pinky: What's that? Sony: We are going to take over the World!

protected?

[McGiraf]

"the main audio mix is to be protected by the same software that already protects the content on normal DVDs"

I was not aware that DVDs where protected... hum ...

Oh No!

[oscartheduck]

The current DVD encryption algorithms are SO EFFECTIVE [google.com]! How will ANYONE manage to get around this? All teh warez are dooomed! [google.com]

Re:DRM yadda yadda...

[dwandy]

remind me again what the point is in them wasting money on a product that's doomed from the start?

that hasn't slowed the music industry down any:
it seems to me like introducing failed ideas is part of their business plan.
these guys haven't had to have a new idea in a hundred years -- they are so used to raking in m/billions without working for it...

Well, not legally, anyway

In the USA, yeah. elsewhere circumvention for legal use is still legal.

Re:DRM yadda yadda...

[Yutznut]

hot DAMN! I'm gonna run out and get me one of these bad boys right now! oh look... paint drying...

Subtracted value

[lbya]

So basically it's a CD that you can't play in your car. Sounds like a winner.

Re:protected?

[91degrees]

Yes they are. They're also protected from physical theft by a paper security door, and guarded by attack goldfish.

Bad Headline

[BigDumbAnimal]

Should read:
"Warner to Offer Music on DVD"

Re:DRM yadda yadda...

[Ohreally_factor]

I don't care how fat both of you are. It's just misleading to call yourselves a "large population".

Joke! Don't kill me! Please!

Re:DRM yadda yadda...

[LiquidCoooled]

oh look... paint drying...

You look like an ideal candidate.
We are looking for a person to oversee the Pitch Drop experiment [uq.edu.au].

Re:Umm, ok....

[Jugalator]

Drill holes in them and hang them from fruiting trees - they keep the birds away.

Re:DRM yadda yadda...

[FatAlb3rt]

He's right, you know. Once I got married, I stopped using CD players. Then she left me, and wouldn't you know, I'm using CD players again.

Re:protected?

[EL_mal0]

I heard they were just going to fill all the extra space with bigger, better DRM. I mean, with 4 Gb of DRM protecting that 700 Mb of music, no one would ever crack it!

Hmm

[kopo]

OK, so let me see if I'm understanding this correctly...
Warner wants to promote a new format which will cost more and do less.

Brilliant! Sign me up!

Cool!

[changa]

I bet they sell dozens of albums.