Comments on: Digg Gets Buried Over HD-DVD Scandal

By: Ed Lau

Ed Lau — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 03:24:19 +0000

I can fix that quite easily.

By: Leo

Leo — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 01:42:03 +0000

Just for the record, the “Leo” above me is not me. This guy is going around posting on different sites, using the names of the respective top commentators. A cheap way to get traffic to his site. He tried to post on my site using the name “Sean”, who happens to be the current top commentator on my site. Sad really.

By: Leo

Leo — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 20:01:51 +0000

i agree with Kenny, people who own hd players are serious movie buffs, they’ll continue to buy.

By: Jason

Jason — Fri, 04 May 2007 18:36:23 +0000

I would say he acted a little too late once he realized that he has to appease the users. If digg goes down fighting DRM, they will come back better. If they go down because of user revolt then they are finished. It now just looks like a fake appology.

By: Ed Lau

Ed Lau — Thu, 03 May 2007 02:21:29 +0000

I don’t support piracy but I do think it’s a bit hypocritical of Digg to bury the original story when they usually leave the moderating to the community. If the key is going to be public knowledge anyways, there’s no reason to keep it off the site.

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By: Natron

Natron — Wed, 02 May 2007 21:38:40 +0000

I still think they shouldn’t let people post the code. It’s proprietary and bad for business all around. It’s a slippery slope they are heading down.

By: SEO blog

SEO blog — Wed, 02 May 2007 20:42:20 +0000

IMO your last sentence says it all. “Too bad it took hundreds of stories to change your mind.”

Digg and Kevin Rose are trying to play it off now like they are fighting “the man” but in reality they only folded after their users put more pressure on them than the lawyers for HD DVD did. He’s just pandering to whoever poses the biggest threat to Digg at the time. I expect him to switch sides again on this issue if/when a lawsuit is filed.

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By: kenny

kenny — Wed, 02 May 2007 16:19:32 +0000

The whole anti-piracy battle is a joke. DVDs were compromised and sales are great. The casual person won’t bother pirating an HD-DVD, they’ll continue to buy from the stores.

By: Stephen

Stephen — Wed, 02 May 2007 15:34:55 +0000

It is a Happy Time for the SONY Blu-ray Group

By: Kiltak

Kiltak — Wed, 02 May 2007 14:54:26 +0000

Pathetic… Digg could get in serious trouble for this, and it will all be their users’ fault..

By: Bob

Bob — Wed, 02 May 2007 13:08:31 +0000

I can’t find the Digg unsubscribe button

By: Mubin

Mubin — Wed, 02 May 2007 10:51:33 +0000

I think alot of people could get in trouble for posting the key, while it might be a fun and easy way to get dugg. If HD gets pissed there could be trouble.