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- Enendar, on 10/12/2007, -3/+74Normally I shop at BestBuy because its closer, but if CC is willing to put thier neck on the line like this, I'll be willing to drive the extra distance to help support them.
- adml_shake, on 10/12/2007, -3/+73CC must have one hell of a legal footing. Going up against the MPAA like this will cost them heavily. While I'm glad that they have the balls to do it, I really hope that some of the other companies will join on the bandwagon and fight the good fight. Glad I shop at CC and not best buy.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+45"They can ban Hollywood DVD sales at all CC stores, which would invite the wrath of shareholders and force compliance."
But they're not going to do that. It's like OPEC saying they're going to cut off oil supplies to the US.
CC sells a LOT of DVDs nationwide for Hollywood. Do you think Hollywood is just going to cut off a cash cow like that for leverage? No f'n way. - Bronstone, on 10/12/2007, -4/+46Let's hope they don't fret when I ask them to burn my Jenna Jameson collection! Woot woot!
- CamperBob, on 10/12/2007, -1/+32Heh. Those of us who remember where the name "DivX" originally came from are drowning in a sea of irony here.
- Velvis, on 10/12/2007, -1/+31Ten bucks to rip a DVD?
thats a rip alright..... - Rndm_Tngnt, on 10/12/2007, -1/+27Is that at all Circuit Citys? Because it looks like someone just cooked that up in MSWord....
- Feanor, on 10/12/2007, -0/+22I am exactly the opposite of outraged, where to I go to report you to the EFF??
Good for CC, standing up for fair use. - EasY_TargeT, on 10/12/2007, -0/+20Theyll probably get a kick out of that, and burn a 2nd copy for themselves
- tizz66, on 10/12/2007, -2/+21If I remember correctly, DivX was originally a sort of 'self-destructing' version of DVD, right?
- xoxuxox, on 10/12/2007, -1/+19I could see the RIAA doing so, if we were talking about CDs. They're that crazy.
- madstringer, on 10/12/2007, -28/+44Wow, I wonder what Circuit City's lawyers were thinking on this one. Of course, once they get sued by the MPAA, they will get a bunch of free publicity! It just might be a wierd sort of win-win situation....
1st! - kubudubudubuntu, on 10/12/2007, -1/+17#$: ping thepiratebay.org
#$: PING thepiratebay.org (xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx) 56(84) bytes of data.
#$: 64 bytes from hey.mpaa.and.apb.bite.my.shiny.metal.ass.thepiratebay.org
everyone hates MPAA =) - noodlez, on 10/12/2007, -1/+16if they get sued and actually fight it, i'll start buying cc to give them some well-deserved profits for standing up to the mpaa
- cbiz, on 10/12/2007, -0/+14Geeks copy DVDs all the time....glad to see regular folks can get it done also.
- drinkGreen, on 10/12/2007, -0/+14If they have the legal backing, this will get CC alot of 'Net publicity
- garthvh, on 10/12/2007, -0/+11I don't know if an inkjet printed flyer posted in one store really qualifies as a new company wide service.
- Stecchino, on 10/12/2007, -0/+10Pretty sure he's just joking. Although a smiley to indicate sarcasm wouldn't have hurt (even though they're sometimes annoying). 8D
- raz3000, on 10/12/2007, -4/+14Against a US retailer the MPAA has more weapons than the courts. They can ban Hollywood DVD sales at all CC stores, which would invite the wrath of shareholders and force compliance.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+9a) RTFA. They are not copying DVDs, they are converting them for use on portable players.
b) Your computer must really be ass if it takes 5 hours to rip a DVD and then your burned discs die after 3 plays. - bljdude, on 10/12/2007, -1/+9Origin of the Name DivX
"There [once] was a company called Digital Video Express that owned a patent on a home video idea. Together with retailer Circuit City, they developed the idea into a videodisc rental system under the Divx name. Divx was originally an acronym for Digital Video Express.
The rental system consisted of encrypted Divx DVDs and Divx players, which could play back the protected discs in addition to ordinary DVD-Video titles. When connected to a phone line, a Divx player would download a decryption key for the disc, which allowed it to be viewed for a limited amount of time, usually 48 hours.
Film enthusiasts were disappointed by the time limitation, even though you could extend the rental interval via the modem connection for an additional fee. Video rental firms opposed the system because it threatened their lucrative late fees. Many in the DVD industry felt that Divx was hindering the acceptance of the technology by confusing the market with two formats. Eventually, Divx died a silent death in July 2001.
Which brings us back to the DivX:) video codec, its name an ironic reference—a wink, as the name itself conveyed—to the failed Divx system. Later, when DivX Networks became a company, it dropped the “;-)” emote-icon from the name and purchased the www.divx.com domain name divx.com."
http://www.streamingmedia.com/article.asp?id=8994&c=3
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Oops, in my time I took posting this someone else posted a similar comment above :X - krecker, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8Also, that sign is not a corporate wide sign. That was made by that individual store. Which means they alone made the mistake, not the company as a whole.
- quasipalm, on 10/12/2007, -1/+9DivX comes from DIVX. From Wikipedia on DivX:
"DivX" should not be confused with "DIVX", an unrelated attempt at a new DVD rental system employed by the US retailer Circuit City. Early versions of DivX included only a codec, and were named "DivX ;-)", where the winking emoticon was a tongue-in-cheek reference to the failed DIVX system." - krecker, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8I work at Circuit City. We copy home videos, not retail dvd's. i.e. home vhs movies to dvd.
- ferrell, on 10/12/2007, -1/+9Circuit City comes full circle!
The company that brought you DIVX now brings you DivX! - dhulser, on 10/12/2007, -1/+8i've gotta agree, maybe this is only one store or maybe even one employee who decided to do this for some extra cash, i'd like to see if they have anything on their website, or otherwise, if they were doing this country wide there would be much more press wouldnt there?
- MikeCerm, on 10/12/2007, -2/+9If you want to know where the name DIVX came from, that's why we have Wikipedia... It was basically a disposable, limited-use version of DVD, like a rental that you didn't have to return, launched as an alternative to normal DVD. Circuit City invested millions in it and some big studios initially supported it. Hardware makers didn't really go for it, and consumers preferred DVD, so the studios bailed, and CC was left "holding the bag".
- compu73rg33k, on 10/12/2007, -1/+8You think the RIAA is crazier than the MPAA? The MPAA is the one targetting torrent sites which OBVIOUSLY do NOT host any copyrighted material. However the MPAA couldn't give a *****. All they know is that people are downloading their movies for FREE (OMG!11) and not paying the $30 by using their already proven ***** ass software.
- TheAnti, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7@bpapa
And you're wasting our time with your pointless comments - deleuex, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7I used to work for Circuit City this is a typical sign you see in CC stores, CC corporate tells the manager to start selling a service but were not going to give you any resources to do it, nor support and thus its handed down to employees to make signs to advertise. Most of the time these signs are created on the floor model computers that have Internet access and a 30 day trial of word as well as a cheap ink jet attached to them. I could be wrong now but that how it was for me my fellow "IQ Crew" techicians before I quit.
- MikeCerm, on 10/12/2007, -1/+8Yeah, and then there's Apple, who it's rumored to have "negotiated" with the studios to sell iPod-ready digital movie downloads... for $14.99! That's a much bigger rip. I'd rather spend $10 on the DVD and another $10 on the rip. At least that way you have a higher quality master than the Apple method, and no DRM! (Well, no effective DRM anyway.)
It's really not that hard to rip DVDs for portable playback, but it does take some know-how, and decent hardware to do it quickly. I can imagine that $10 is worth it to some people, but $5 would be more mass-market. (Not that I'd pay that much.) - xXShadowstormXx, on 10/12/2007, -1/+6Glad a US retailer has the balls to do this. It'd be nice if other stores did this as well. Strength in numbers.
- ricree, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5"You think the RIAA is crazier than the MPAA? The MPAA is the one targeting torrent sites which OBVIOUSLY do NOT host any copyrighted material."
Whether or not you agree with the MPAA or not, it isn't enough to say that they are not hosting copyrighted material. Both Napster and Kazaa do not host copyrighted content, but they were successfully sued. In Kazaa's case, they didn't even have any kind of listing of the files available on their network. I don't like the *AA companies any better than you, but let's not confuse the issue here. - Atomic1fire, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4mpaa has a good foe to pick a fight with fighting with its own cash cow
- nights0223, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4well my CD's that I labeled with Sharpies still work perfectly from 7 years ago, so I think I'll stick to them.
- dmcipod, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4i work at CC. to my knowledge, my store offer transfers to DVD from vhs, minidv and the like but nothing like this. some stores like to offer additional benefits (like this) and mp3/ipod tutorials, but they have to be checked out first.
- SamsaraCT, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Yeah, if you look at the original photo, you'll see it's sitting next to a cheesy piece of homebrew. If CC figures out which store this is, I think a few heads will roll.
http://consumerist.com/consumer/circuit-city/circuit-city-flouts-the-dmca-for-a-tenner-192049.php - Ub3rg33k, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3"iTMS doesn't sell movies" ...
...yet
Just wait, WWDC is only a few days away now. - motang, on 10/12/2007, -2/+5Wicked, that is actually pretty cool. Way to go Circuit City, fight the power!
Of course it would be all a publicity. - lpok, on 10/12/2007, -2/+5I was joking, apparently no one here have any sense of humor
- JimV, on 10/12/2007, -6/+9Where did the name DivX come from?
- Ub3rg33k, on 10/12/2007, -2/+5In order to copy/transfer a DVD, you have to break the encryption. That would make you a felon under DMCA, no? Did someone at CC not think of that one?
I also must think that Apple isn't going to be too excited about CC undercutting iTMS movie sales. Methinks someone is going to find their allocation of iPods severely lacking come Christmas. - INHUMANITY, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Whether this goes bombs or not I give CC kudos for having the balls to try it out.
- Nocturnal, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3You must be new then. I burn movies all the time. It's all about good quality media. And yes, your computer must be a P2 with 16MB of memory. I can go through several movies in five hours. This isn't 1994 anymore. Advancements have been made and I'm assuming you're just trying to sound like you know what you're talking about when you really don't.
- shertzerj, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3A label for DVDs used in home theater is fine, but I wouldn't recommend using a label on a disc that would be used in a slot-feeding (as opposed to tray) player, CD or DVD. The label can get peeled back over time and could really gum up the internals.
- foolfromhell, on 10/12/2007, -2/+5If they ripped HD-DVDs or Blu-Ray, I would pay to see how they did it.....
- Nocturnal, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3I think the logical explanation is that this is one store and one store only. Now I could be wrong but from the looks of that home made sign I'd have to guess someone perhaps suggested it to the manager and they thought it would be a great idea so they went with it. I'm sure we'll find out more details in the near future as to what exactly transpired.
- DustinRiley, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Krecker is exactly right on this. That's a sign made by an individual store. The promotion material for this service has a disclaimer that says Circuit City does not make copies of copyrighted DVD's.
- magic6435, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2"as Divx the codec was originally used almost strictly for pirating movies"
No the Divx Codec was originally and still is used for compressing video files. - soil, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Yeah. Mistake.
Now that local store will be getting "Thank You" letters from the marketing dept. of CC corporate. -
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