TheImpressiveX@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days 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-square141fedilinkarrow-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 · 5 days agomessage-square141fedilink
minus-squareHolyhandgrenade@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 days agoSony owns the blu-ray format. I’m worried.
minus-squarederanger@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-25 days 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
minus-squareAnUnusualRelic@lemmy.worldcakelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 days agoThere’s still the super-DVDs, or whatever they were called.
minus-squarefine_sandy_bottom@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 days agoYou thought blu ray sales would just continue forever?
minus-squaremindlight@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 days agoWhy are you worried about Sony owning the blu-ray format?
minus-squareHolyhandgrenade@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 days 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-squareAniki 🌱🌿@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 days agoThey can DMCA the encryption keys and boom – instead dead format.
minus-squaremindlight@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-24 days 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-25 days 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.
Sony owns the blu-ray format. I’m worried.
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
There’s still the super-DVDs, or whatever they were called.
You thought blu ray sales would just continue forever?
Why are you worried about Sony owning the blu-ray format?
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
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.