DreamWorks Animation CEO: Movie Downloads Will Move To Pay-By-Screen-Size 347
Rambo Tribble (1273454) writes "Jeffrey Katzenberg, the head of Dreamworks Animation, speaking at the Milken Global Conference in California, opined that the future pricing model for movie downloads will revolve around screen size. In his view, larger screens will incur larger download prices. As he says, 'It will reinvent the enterprise of movies.' Unclear is how physical dimensions, rather than just resolution matrix, will be determined. Will we soon be saying 'hello' to screen spoofing?"
Can you fake the physical dimensions reported in the EDID block when the connection is using HDCP? Aside from the implication that this would mean more DRM (and seems pretty unworkable, but with the rise of locked bootloaders on even x86 hardware...), the prices he predicts seem alright: "A movie screen will be $15. A 75-inch TV will be $4. A smartphone will be $1.99."
Stretch that anus! (Score:4, Funny)
Bend over and take it boys! Hope your anus is been pre-stretched!
Or.. (Score:5, Funny)
Re:A computer will be $X (Score:4, Funny)
Watch the cost of 4K cameras soar as a direct result.
Oh, excuse me, I'm the flight attendant I've noticed that you're breathing more than the other passengers. We're going to have to charge you for that.
Oh? No more limit on your credit card? Step outside, please.
Re:Er..."pricing is alright?" (Score:2, Funny)
Whoo hoo! (Score:5, Funny)
Whoo hoo! My 51" hdtv's EDID data says it's 7" in size. Everything's coming up Milhouse!
Re:Stretch that anus! (Score:5, Funny)
Bend over and take it boys! Hope your anus is been pre-stretched!
I'm a Comcast customer. I can assure you that my anus is more than capable of taking anything at this point.
Re:Stretch that anus! (Score:4, Funny)
Hmm. Something about that just doesn't quite ring true.