DVD Format/Logo Licensing Program will be terminated at the end of 2024(dvdfllc.co.jp)
dvdfllc.co.jp
DVD Format/Logo Licensing Program will be terminated at the end of 2024
http://www.dvdfllc.co.jp/notice.html
11 comments
DVD FLLC? How is that related to DVD Forum or DVD+RW Alliance? And why they use Comic Sans on their site...
I wasn't aware you needed a license to use the DVD format. Does this deprecation of the licensing scheme suggest any opportunities for creative uses of DVD?
What's the situation for Blu-Rays?
What's the situation for Blu-Rays?
Wasn't this licence the case of Nintendo Wii console using DVD format for games, but couldn't play movies because of lack of licencing?
It feels like something is slipping away... (I'm talking about the logo, so many memories)
This has a particular resonance when coupled with the enshittification of streaming
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39179418
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39179418
Can you explain a bit more how removing licensing procedures for the “DVD” logo has any connection to the quality of streaming?
The physical release was always the contrast to streaming. It should have offered a quality encoding and additional features not available on streams, and of course the permanence of "it won't suddenly disappear because they only negotiated a n-year license."
As streaming gets worse, the alternative becomes progressively more compelling-- especially for "signature" movies. It ends up in the same place vinyl and CDs do in a Spotify world.
But the DVD industry is basically saying 'we no longer consider ourselves a commercial endeavour worthy of trying to have a trade association and logo programme.'
The phrasing > Currently we are preparing the scheme that enables any manufacturer to manufacture DVD Products without "License" on and after January 1, 2025.
I wonder if this will mean that we'll see the release or wind-down of the DRM facilities associated with the format. Otherwise, you could hardly make interoperable "DVD Products".
As streaming gets worse, the alternative becomes progressively more compelling-- especially for "signature" movies. It ends up in the same place vinyl and CDs do in a Spotify world.
But the DVD industry is basically saying 'we no longer consider ourselves a commercial endeavour worthy of trying to have a trade association and logo programme.'
The phrasing > Currently we are preparing the scheme that enables any manufacturer to manufacture DVD Products without "License" on and after January 1, 2025.
I wonder if this will mean that we'll see the release or wind-down of the DRM facilities associated with the format. Otherwise, you could hardly make interoperable "DVD Products".
I’m still not sure what you mean in regards to the quality of streaming content.
I’m not even sure whether you mean “quality” in terms of bitrate/picture clarity or “quality” in terms of the production value/content being created.
I’m not even sure whether you mean “quality” in terms of bitrate/picture clarity or “quality” in terms of the production value/content being created.