iTunes Digital Copy
- January 15th, 2008 - 7.42 pm UTC
- Apple News, Macworld 2008
- Alex Brooks
As rumoured and spotted just a few days back Apple and Fox have introduced iTunes Digital Copy. The digital copy which provides customers who purchase a DVD with an additional Digital Copy of the movie. Just like movies purchased from the iTunes Store, an iTunes Digital Copy can effortlessly be transferred to iTunes and then viewed on a PC or Mac, iPod with video, iPhone or on Apple TV. The first DVD to make its debut with iTunes Digital Copy is the Special Edition DVD premiere of the Family Guy “Star Wars” parody, “Family Guy Presents: Blue Harvest,” which is being released in stores today. Fox and Apple are planning to deliver many more DVDs with iTunes Digital Copy this year.
“One of the most requested features DVD buyers have been asking for is the ability to get the movies they bought into their iTunes library,” said Jim Gianopulos, chairman and chief executive officer of Fox Filmed Entertainment. “We’re thrilled to offer such an incredibly simple way for our customers to get even more out of their DVD purchase, and we look forward to releasing many more DVDs this year with iTunes Digital Copy.”
“Now movie fans can easily transfer a free copy of the movie they purchase on DVD into iTunes,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “DVDs containing an iTunes Digital Copy allow movie fans to get a copy of their movie which can be viewed on a computer, iPod, iPhone or on Apple TV.”
The new iTunes Digital Copy provides a consumer friendly way to transfer a DVD purchase to a user’s iTunes library. Once a customer buys the DVD, they insert it into their computer, enter a unique code into iTunes and iTunes automatically copies the movie to their iTunes library within minutes. Customers own the iTunes Digital Copy of the movie and it has all of the same great viewing options as other iTunes Store video content, including the ability to be viewed on a computer, iPod with video, iPhone and Apple TV. Each DVD will only transfer its iTunes Digital Copy to one iTunes library.
Comments
Rob 25th June 2009, 03.58 am
More like an “incredible way to market crap”. I bough the blu-rays for Hulk and all 3 XMen, and each of them came with a Mac/iTunes compatible digital copy. Only none of them will play on my new iMac with iTunes and the latest of everything (iTunes, Quicktime, system updates). I just get 2 hours of grey screen and no sound. Any other movies play fine. Apple doesn’t have a fix and the studios don’t care (not happening to everyone). If you want to dissuade people from piracy, don’t sell them crap (or even include it with an otherwise nice blu-ray). Just include a DVD copy with the blu-ray.
Gabriel 2nd September 2009, 06.21 am
I am having the same prob as u!! this sucks, i have, GRAN TORINO, SLUMDUG MILLONAIRE, WALLE WATCHMEN, THE DARK KNIGHT. and happens the same in EVERY MOVIE. no one has the fix for this
Gabriel 2nd September 2009, 19.06 pm
men i found the solution for this, in the upper part of itunes, on the options it says STORE… and u click on something like… give authorisation to computer (mine is in spanish, dar autorización al equipo) and that will solve the problem
Frank 21st November 2009, 00.18 am
I am having the same issue, I am running on a Vista machine. I have also clicked on Store/Authorize Computer… The response I gey is that the computer is already authorized.
Josh 29th December 2009, 02.27 am
hey frank you have to log out first before you click on authorize … i tried it and it worked… because i was trying the same thing as you and was still geting the you already authorized message… so i say click on SIGN OUT then quit the movie then try to click on the movie again then it will ask you to sign in because your computer is not authorized to play the movie… then sign back in and BAM!!!! it should work… good luck and thanks gabriel your solution was golden!!!