>how did the DIVX settlement go? I didn't really care at the time ;p
I don't have the figures with me currently, but IIRC, all owners of a DIVX
system could receive some form of refund (like $100-150 that they payed for
the DIVX 'upgrade' for their otherwise normal DVD player) plus they get to
watch all their DIVX movies free of charge for one year from the
settlement, at which point they'll turn into drink coasters because there
will no longer be a central authority to dial-in to and receive
'authorization' to play.
Circuit City swallowed a $14Million loss from DIVX. heh. I'm hoping this
will be a lesson to other media seeking central-authority type management,
though it seems like a lot of people are investigating pay-per-play
software...
<fedbait> When I see a pay-per-play phone dialer program, I think I'll go
on a shooting spree with a military assault rifle smuggled in from Cuba
under a couple of kilos of marijuana</fedbait>
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