Re: PSA: no more Doctor Who will be released on DVD

The Doctor wrote:

In article <BRydnVYc3Iwg8DT6nZ2dnZfqn_GdnZ2d@giganews.com>,
%  <pursent100@gmail.com> wrote:

Nomen Nescio wrote:

DVDs have been around for 27 years. Few were aware that the DVD
license agreements expired on 31-1-2025, and now the DVD consortium
is shutting up shop, as it is not worthwhile floggin the dying horse.
So no DVD players will be made again, and no new DVD masters can
be manufactured.
IT IS NOT THE BEEB'S FAULT.
>

there goes all your porn disks

 :-)
 

Seems to be a mis-interpretation going around various social medias. The patent for DVD-video actually expired last year. And the DVD Forum has placed the Red Book of specifications in the Japanese National library (it was previously secret men's business only given to companies signing an NDA). So DVD is sort of open-source now. Though streaming has killed it off, and doubtful it will be profitable even without royalties.