Is Disney coming out with a bunch more Digital Copy Plus codes

[Squatting Hen]

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So excited. I just verified and I have 30 in DMA, but 15 of those are already in Vudu. So looks like I will gain 15 movies. Awesome. It will be so nice being able to browse on my TV and click play instead of searching the shelf and skipping old previews.

[vanton619]

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The question is, will is be backwards compatible? Will movies that I owned on Itunes and were ported over to DMA also be ported to Vudu? Because that would be The Muppets (2011) and all the Marvel movies except Iron Man 1.

It should. The ToU say that movies added to DMA from one retailer would be available on all other retailers, as long as the accounts remain linked. When DMA started, I had my iTunes account with about 25-30 Disney movies, all from Blu-rays and SD copies of the movies. I also had a DMR account, with only one eligible movie associated with it. When I activated DMA and linked my iTunes account, all of the movies were in my DMA account and my iTunes account, and all were upgraded to HD. So, presumably if all goes well, my now ~40 movies from DMA (25-30 initially from iTunes in SD) should add to Vudu in HDX, and my ~5 movies from Vudu should be listed in my DMA account.

This should apply to anything purchased on iTunes as well, however, you will probably not see a bump from SD to HD(HDX), but if you happen to purchase Iron Man 1 on iTunes, it'll port over to Vudu in whatever quality you purchased the movie.

[YankeeGator6]

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It looks that way.

In my DMA collection, I have six;

1. Bedtime Stories
2. The Chronicles Of Narnia: Prince Caspian
3. Oz The Great And Powerful
4. The Sorcerer's Apprentice
5. Up
6. WALL-E

I am expecting to get them all into Vudu once I can link the two together. Check your DMA collection. I would suspect you would get them all into Vudu too.

You didn't get the free Incredibles version when you linked your DMA & iTunes accounts? Or did you just not link them?

I actually have quite a few that I don't have on Vudu yet:

Avengers
Brave
A Bug's Life
Captain America: The First Avenger
Finding Nemo
Incredibles
Iron Man 2
Monsters Inc.
Peter Pan
Thor
Toy Story
Toy Story 2
Toy Story 3
Wall-E
Up

[Walter-S_North_Carolina]

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...missed it.

You know the Toy Story Trilogy is the highest rated ever by tomatometer?

#1 = 100%, #2 = 100%, #3 = 99%. A score of one hundred is a rarity and it has two, plus a ninety-nine.

Hurumph!

[Katomine]

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I hope the vaulted titles move over. I am so close to completing my collection. Can't wait for 101 Dalmations to come out of the vault in February

[echopulse]

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I wonder if when VUDU joins DMA they will finally have titles for sale that are now only for rent, and if most of the SD titles will be upgraded to HD, because iTunes has almost all of them for sale in HD. The following are a few examples of movies that are only available for rent in SD on vudu but are for sale in HD on itunes.

Holes
Mighty Ducks
The Princess Diaries
George of the Jungle
The Lizzie McGuire Movie
Signs
Armageddon
National Treasure

[Walter-S_North_Carolina]

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I wonder if when VUDU joins DMA they will finally have titles for sale that are now only for rent, and if most of the SD titles will be upgraded to HD, because iTunes has almost all of them for sale in HD. The following are a few examples of movies that are only available for rent in SD on vudu but are for sale in HD on itunes.

Holes
Mighty Ducks
The Princess Diaries
George of the Jungle
The Lizzie McGuire Movie
Signs
Armageddon
National Treasure

would be great. I would add to this O Brother Where Art Thou. A movie I have wanted in my collection since the start.

I was rummaging through my DVDs this afternoon. I was able to add another title, Bolt, to my DMA collection from a digital copy insert. That brings my additions up to seven once the link can be made...

[RBBrittain]

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It should. The ToU say that movies added to DMA from one retailer would be available on all other retailers, as long as the accounts remain linked. When DMA started, I had my iTunes account with about 25-30 Disney movies, all from Blu-rays and SD copies of the movies. I also had a DMR account, with only one eligible movie associated with it. When I activated DMA and linked my iTunes account, all of the movies were in my DMA account and my iTunes account, and all were upgraded to HD. So, presumably if all goes well, my now ~40 movies from DMA (25-30 initially from iTunes in SD) should add to Vudu in HDX, and my ~5 movies from Vudu should be listed in my DMA account.

This should apply to anything purchased on iTunes as well, however, you will probably not see a bump from SD to HD(HDX), but if you happen to purchase Iron Man 1 on iTunes, it'll port over to Vudu in whatever quality you purchased the movie.

Correct, except the ToU actually says existing licenses will remain on both sides once you unlink; only new licenses won't carry over (duh).

When I first joined DMA and linked my iTunes account, I had several eligible titles redeemed in both iTunes (from discs in SD) & DMR, others redeemed in both Vudu (DC+) & DMR, and a few redeemed only in DMR (GF borrowed them before I started redeeming the DCs); all of them showed up in both iTunes & DMA in HD. (I already owned The Incredibles so the freebie was meaningless to me; I don't have any purchased SD movies in iTunes.)

Presumably, once Vudu can be linked to DMA it'll work the same way: All eligible titles in your Vudu library will be added to DMA (and from there other providers -- not just iTunes, but reportedly Google Play will be joining alongside Vudu), and vice versa.

[RBBrittain]

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I think because it says "NEW" that it will not occur with the Maleficent release.

Even if it happens this week, it'll still be "new" on 12/9.

The copyright notice on DMA web pages now mentions Google Play, and if you visit DMA from an Android device it now offers a link to a DMA app on Google Play (not yet active). The first leaks of new DMA providers actually mentioned Google Play before adding Vudu. From that, I suspect we will see at least the long-awaited DMA Android app this week; that could very well be accompanied by Google Play and, yes, Vudu joining DMA.

Though it could be delayed till 12/9, I still think Vudu-DMA integration will launch either this week (11/4) or 11/18. 11/18 is particularly important because it allows for Thanksgiving promos by both Disney & DMA vendors for both GotG (digital exclusive till 12/9) & Frozen Sing-Along Edition (HD version exclusive to digital).

[RBBrittain]

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would be great. I would add to this O Brother Where Art Thou. A movie I have wanted in my collection since the start.

At present Touchstone & Hollywood Pictures titles are not part of DMA; that doesn't mean they won't be in the future. Only Disney-branded (including Pixar) & Marvel titles are currently in DMA.

[Walter-S_North_Carolina]

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the keychest system works like UVVU in that sharing behavior. At least that is the expectation.

After the announcement DMA is teasing on their facebook page, the threee will be iTunes, GooglePlay, & Vudu. The titles purchased on any one of the three will pass through the keychest back end to be available for playback on the other two. This is the same as DECE.

This is all well and good, but the problem I see is we are now officially in a digital rights locker format war with one rouge studio preventing a single user expirence. That leads to decreased acceptance and added complexity.

I am excited to get titles that were previously only available for playback via my AppleTV into my Vudu library, but it looks like the battle lines are drawn for a protracted format war between DECE and key chest and that is just an annoyance in my book.

Even if it happens this week, it'll still be "new" on 12/9.

The copyright notice on DMA web pages now mentions Google Play, and if you visit DMA from an Android device it now offers a link to a DMA app on Google Play (not yet active). The first leaks of new DMA providers actually mentioned Google Play before adding Vudu. From that, I suspect we will see at least the long-awaited DMA Android app this week; that could very well be accompanied by Google Play and, yes, Vudu joining DMA.

Though it could be delayed till 12/9, I still think Vudu-DMA integration will launch either this week (11/4) or 11/18. 11/18 is particularly important because it allows for Thanksgiving promos by both Disney & DMA vendors for both GotG (digital exclusive till 12/9) & Frozen Sing-Along Edition (HD version exclusive to digital).

good points. most likely b4 black friday...

[RBBrittain]

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I hope the vaulted titles move over. I am so close to completing my collection. Can't wait for 101 Dalmations to come out of the vault in February

If DMA's launch with iTunes is any indication, Vault titles will move over as long as you have a valid Digital Copy (disc-based, DC+, or purchased) registered in DMR, iTunes and/or Vudu. Eligible Vault titles with DCs in their physical copies include:

• Beauty and the Beast (3D version only, disc-based)
• The Lion King (3D & trilogy boxset versions, disc-based)
• Lady and the Tramp (gold-bordered version only, disc-based)
• Cinderella (gold-oval version only, disc-based)
• Peter Pan (gold-bordered & DVD/DC versions, disc-based)
• The Little Mermaid (3D, gold-oval & DVD/DC versions, DC+)
• The Jungle Book (all Blu-rays, DC+)
• Sleeping Beauty (all Diamond Edition Blu-rays, DC+)

Like The Jungle Book and the new version of Sleeping Beauty, all Blu-ray copies of 101 Dalmatians are expected to have DCs, and thus will be eligible for DMA. (It's unclear if DC+ will still be around in February; I suspect Disney wants to move all DC+ providers over to DMA ASAP.)

[RBBrittain]

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the keychest system works like UVVU in that sharing behavior. At least that is the expectation.

After the announcement DMA is teasing on their facebook page, the threee will be iTunes, GooglePlay, & Vudu. The titles purchased on any one of the three will pass through the keychest back end to be available for playback on the other two. This is the same as DECE.

This is all well and good, but the problem I see is we are now officially in a digital rights locker format war with one rouge studio preventing a single user expirence. That leads to decreased acceptance and added complexity.

I am excited to get titles that were previously only available for playback via my AppleTV into my Vudu library, but it looks like the battle lines are drawn for a protracted format war between DECE and key chest and that is just an annoyance in my book.



good points. most likely b4 black friday...

I just looked at the DMA Facebook page; that makes a Tuesday announcement even more likely.

I respectfully disagree with you on the "format war" front, because nothing prevents retailers from joining both UV & DMA. In fact, the split between DMA & UV actually plays into Vudu's hands, because Vudu will apparently be the first retailer to join both sharing platforms. For many Vudu users, the "format war" will be nothing more than one-time links to DMA for Disney movies & UV for everyone else; Vudu already supports most of the platforms used by existing UV and/or DMA vendors (AFAIK the biggest exceptions are Apple TV and some Amazon devices). I think it will be "protracted", but only a minor annoyance.

Edit: Not to mention that with DMA's Android app (hopefully joined by other platforms), plus the UVPlayer apps expected once CFF launches, consumers will be able to stream or download movies directly from DMA or UV and bypass the retailer. It'll be harder than one app, but I have a feeling consumers will understand DMA is Disney while UV is everyone else.

[Walter-S_North_Carolina]

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Nothing prevented retailers from selling both HD-DVD and Bluray Discs, but it introduced complexity. The studios and consumers are both best served from a single standard.

In this case, I agree with you that it is a rather small issue.

Maybe it will result in a good-cop / bad-cop drama that helps to raise awareness for streaming personal libraries. Who knows..

[YankeeGator6]

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While I would certainly love for every studio to just offer full UV support, I think that DMA joining with Vudu will be a great thing. It will draw attention to Vudu that will lead people to explore what else this site has to offer. The more they can get people to understand the benefits of a streaming library, the better it will be for everyone. I would expect Target Ticket to try and follow Vudu's lead as soon as they can.

I really hope that Amazon follows with an UV announcement shortly thereafter. If that happens, we could see the UV floodgates really open. I work with a lot of film makers & students, and it amazes me how almost none of them know about UltraViolet. As frustrating as the slow trickle of changes can be at times, I really feel we are on the verge of breakthrough of UV going completely mainstream.