Greetings.
Just read this & thought I'd share it (CES is the Consumer Electronic
Show):
Wallenstein, Andrew. (2011, January 9). @ CES: Could Ye Olde DVD
Actually Help Digital Distribution? paidContent. Retrieved January 10,
2011, from http://paidcontent.org/article/419-ces-could-ye-olde-dvd-actually-help-digital-distribution/
Here’s what e-Copy does: Consumers can take a licensed DVD they
already own and, by scanning it on the CD drive in their PC along with
Sonic-provided software, receive a digital copy at what could be a
fraction of the price they would have to pay to buy an entirely new
version. For an extra fee, the service could even conceivably upsell a
standard-definition disc to a high-definition digital copy, or give
them a discounted opportunity to buy digital sequels to a disc copy
they already have.
Addendum from the CES:
http://ces11.mapyourshow.com/3_0/exhibitor_details.cfm?exhid=T0002473&markcamefrom=y
Catherine H. Michael
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Ithaca College Library
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