From: Ad 

Geo. wrote:
> "Ad"  wrote in message
> news:4625b5ab$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>
>> Not if Sony content was the only content which would play on sony kit.
>
> It's not now, why would they change that?

It has been repeatedly. From Betamax on Sony keeps making it's own storage
media etc & then usually the only people they can get to support the
"Sony format" complete with royalties to Sony are music &
film comps with "Sony" in their name.

> All I'm suggesting is that
> they treat sony content as a mechanism to sell sony hardware instead of
> as a separate division designed to make money only from sale of content.
>

& can dictate h/w design to Sony hardware division.

> Imagine how many sites would promote sony hardware if it allowed them to
> put sony content on their site for free download to anyone running sony
> equipment. A network dvd player would have a major advantage if there
> were massive archives on the internet that you could freely access with
> it, legally.
>
>

Not if the DVD kept "breaking" as Sony film kept changing the
encryption algorithm w/o updating the player.

Adam

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