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[asian1]

Hi
SpectraDisk and FlexPlay had announced time limited DVD / CD technology.
After certain time, the color of their DVD / CD will change and the DVD / CD cann't be read again.

Is this a great idea, or prone to pirates / hackers?
Is it possible to distribute AmigaOS demo (for PC) using the new DVD / CD technology?

Spectra Disc DVD

Flexplay DVD

[blobrana]

I know of a technology where the actual reading/playing of the disk will render it unreadable:

Throw-away DVDs.

I think they were for the rental industry, and there was an out-cry from (too rightly ) enviromentalists.

But, I wouldn`t put it past manufacturers to incorporate the `changing` DVD into normal sales.
( if they could keep it secret! )
:-D

[Kent]

This smells of the original DIVX idea to be used by the rental industry. Sort of a cheap "Pay per play" scheme. Really annoying way to handle it. Circuit City took a major hit when the idea flopped and failed to take off. At one point Circuit City was giving away 25 DIVX discs with the purchase of a DIVX player and the sales were still horrid in comparison to DVDs. Hopefully this color change technology fails as well.