Re: Digital copy codes shouldn't expire
 

Actually, Warner Bros. reactivated all of its expired codes, extending everything to 2017.

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Yep! Worked like a charm!

I am having an issue with my The Dark Knight DC. It keeps stating that such a code doesn't exist but I've never used the code yet. I sent WB an email via their website so I am hoping they can reactivate my code.

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After they emailed me to say the code for "The Matrix" was reactivated, it still wouldn't work. I contacted Warner Bros. through the Web form at their Digital Copy support site. It generated an instant email reply with a new code.

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I did that too with TDK... maybe it didn't go through because they have yet to reply. I should check my SPAM folder I guess.

Where did The Matrix DC come from? The "Ultimate Collection"?

Re: Digital copy codes shouldn't expire
 

Anyone know if any expire tonight? I'd rather not spend time putting them in, but hate having them expire.

Re: Digital copy codes shouldn't expire
 

Seriously dude. Chill out. :lol:

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A question. Is it the concept of watching a "film" on a phone that no one seems to like, whereas a TV show is acceptable?
I wonder that because I watch films and TV shows on my iPhone, iPod and iPad and sometimes I watch TV shows on the way to work or on a mealbreak (sometimes I watch them when I work nights).
So all these people who don't like DCs don't also have the Netflix or Hulu app for their devices?

Re: Digital copy codes shouldn't expire
 

I think the problem with DC's is that you "own" them, but you don't really own them. Because of the DRM involved, the studios can revoke your access to view them in the future, or if a distribution company goes belly up, you won't be able to view them in the future or activate them on new hardware. So while it gives the illusion of ownership, you're really just licensing the right to view it for an indeterminate, but ultimately finite, amount of time.

Streaming services don't have the same problem, because it's understood that you're simply paying for the service to stream video in realtime, with no implication that ownership is being conveyed.

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I don't know--I think there's more of a sense of ownership when you can download it to your computer rather than stream it. As far as TV shows vs. movies, it seems more reasonable to watch a shorter TV show than a whole movie on your device. I think a lot of complaints are centered around watching on a small screen and not getting top sound, etc., and again that seems more tolerable for something intended to be watched on a TV than a movie screen.

I don't think Netflix and Hulu-type stuff are the cure-all. Sometimes you can't watch it if you're on a plane, at the gym, etc.

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Having a streaming player and an UltraViolet account has been really nice. My friends have joined my UV group and we've been able to build a nice little library between the group of us, and I can access it via my streaming player to watch in HD on my TV. iTunes Digital Copies can be accessed via an AppleTV. The idea that Digital Copies are just for mobile devices is simply inaccurate.

That said, I'm still very reluctant to outright purchase digital content for the rights issues already articulated. I'm happy to redeem DC codes from discs I've bought or to use promotional credit, etc. Paying $10-$20 out of pocket for a digital version of a movie, though? Yeah, that's not happening.

I did, however, use Best Buy's CinemaNow disc-to-digital service to unlock the DC of Doc Hollywood for $2.00 recently. The DVD was pan & scan, so for $2 I was happy to access it in its original aspect ratio.