TheImpressiveX@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years 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-square144linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-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 · 2 years agomessage-square144linkfedilink
minus-squareHolyhandgrenade@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 years agoSony owns the blu-ray format. I’m worried.
minus-squareAnUnusualRelic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 years agoThere’s still the super-DVDs, or whatever they were called.
minus-squaremindlight@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 years agoWhy are you worried about Sony owning the blu-ray format?
minus-squareAniki 🌱🌿@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 years agoThey can DMCA the encryption keys and boom – instead dead format.
minus-squaremindlight@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-22 years 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-squarederanger@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-22 years 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-squareHolyhandgrenade@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 years 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
minus-squarefine_sandy_bottom@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 years agoYou thought blu ray sales would just continue forever?
minus-squarederanger@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-22 years agoThey do not own it, they did co-develop it. They’ve never owned it outright. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blu-ray_Disc_Association
Sony owns the blu-ray format. I’m worried.
There’s still the super-DVDs, or whatever they were called.
Why are you worried about Sony owning the blu-ray format?
They can DMCA the encryption keys and boom – instead dead format.
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:
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.
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
You thought blu ray sales would just continue forever?
They do not own it, they did co-develop it. They’ve never owned it outright.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blu-ray_Disc_Association