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Sony won't phase out Blu-ray movie and game discs, only ceasing production on consumer BD-R (www.tweaktown.com)

submitted 4 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 38 points 4 months ago (2 children)

They’re not the only ones making that media, right? Or do they make the media for everyone and put other names like Memorex on the label?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Don’t the other companies still have to license or at least pay royalties to Sony to make BD-R or that only for commercial discs?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Unless I’m mistaken, and I probably am, the patents on blueray should have expired by now. Software side might be covered under copyright right though. Not sure if software can be copyrighted though tbh.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 months ago

Software is copyrighted but nothing stops you from coding your own identical version. You just can't re-use any code from the original.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

No. Sony was one of 9 companies that started blu-ray in 2002. There are more now that can license production of it.

https://www.sony.com/en/SonyInfo/News/Press/200205/02-0520E/

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

Not sure where you get this, but the standard is now ruled by Blu-ray Disk Association. There's no mention about patent. I've looked on the Wikipedia page and the only mention about royalty is about the video codec.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

There's a lot of companies that produce them, and at least a few big brand names that are making their own and for sure not just relabeling something else.