Comments on: Academy Award Short Film Nominees on iTunes http://www.zatznotfunny.com/2006-03/academy-award-short-film-nominees-on-itunes/ All your digital media goodness. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:15:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Dave Zatz http://www.zatznotfunny.com/2006-03/academy-award-short-film-nominees-on-itunes/comment-page-1/#comment-688 Dave Zatz Sun, 05 Mar 2006 16:01:41 +0000 http://www.zatznotfunny.com/?p=189#comment-688 I believe the distribution rights to these short films are held by <a href="http://www.magpictures.com/about.html" rel="nofollow">Magnolia Pictures</a>. The current iteration of MovieBeam hardware (versus a rumored future PC software option) does not support DVD burning. From their FAQ: Can I record a movie from MovieBeam using my VCR, DVD player or DVR? No, the MovieBeam player is designed as a playback device only. I believe the distribution rights to these short films are held by Magnolia Pictures.

The current iteration of MovieBeam hardware (versus a rumored future PC software option) does not support DVD burning.

From their FAQ: Can I record a movie from MovieBeam using my VCR, DVD player or DVR? No, the MovieBeam player is designed as a playback device only.

]]> By: HDTiVo http://www.zatznotfunny.com/2006-03/academy-award-short-film-nominees-on-itunes/comment-page-1/#comment-687 HDTiVo Sun, 05 Mar 2006 15:42:17 +0000 http://www.zatznotfunny.com/?p=189#comment-687 The stunning impact of the article is that 90% of the content rights in question is controled by two entities, HBO and SEG. As to the major premiss of the article - Jobs vs. studios - it seems at odds with the fact that MovieBeam will have a burn to DVD option. So I don't know what to make of that. The stunning impact of the article is that 90% of the content rights in question is controled by two entities, HBO and SEG.

As to the major premiss of the article – Jobs vs. studios – it seems at odds with the fact that MovieBeam will have a burn to DVD option. So I don’t know what to make of that.

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