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business2blog: B2Day : Scoop: More Details On Amazon's Unbox Video Service

business2blog: B2Day : Scoop: More Details On Amazon's Unbox Video Service We have some more details about Amazon's expected upcoming video service, dubbed Unbox. Kevin Kelleher, a frequent contributor to Business 2.0 was able to actually download the Unbox software when it was up briefly on the Web. Although he wasn't able to try it out because Amazon's server was not responding, he was able to copy the software's terms of service, which he e-mailed to me. I've posted the terms in full after the break. But here are the key takeaways:

—The Unbox Video Service will allow consumers to both rent or buy digital videos (movies, TV shows, sports events, etc.), which will be transferred to their computers. In the case of buying, they will be able to keep the videos. In the case of renting, the videos will expire.

—You must download the videos within 24 hours of purchasing them.

—It appears that the Unbox Video Service will be based on Microsoft's Windows Media Player, along with monitoring and DRM software. Specifically:



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