arcticstoat writes “Are you the USB keymaster? You could be soon if you pick up PNY’s new 2GB USB flashdrive, which comes pre-loaded with Ghostbusters. A spokesperson for PNY explained that it comes with a form of DRM that prevents you from copying the movie. ‘They have DRM protection,’ explained the spokesperson, ‘so customers can download the movie onto their laptop or PC if they wish, but they have to have the USB drive plugged in to watch the movie, as the DRM is locked in the USB drive.’ The music industry has been playing around with USB flash drives for a few years now, but it hasn’t been a massive success yet; will USB movies fare any better?”
Slashdot | Ghostbusters Is First Film Released On USB Key.
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Nice, glad to see this happening. I’ve been an advocate of digital distribution like this for years. I really don’t understand why the Music Industry missed the fact that they could sell $10, 2gig flash drives for upwards of 2 or 3 hundred dollars. No more needs for “greatest hits” albums, just sell the whole catalogue at once.
Robot Pirate Ninja 