Interesting.... now can you make a legal copy of these for own use, before the destroy themselves? 
Disney to trial self-destruct DVDs
Tuesday July 22 2003
Self destuct DVDs: Challenge to rental market
Cut price films challenge rental market
July 22 2003
Walt Disney is to take on the DVD rental market with the launch of cut-price DVDs which become unusable after about 48 hours.
The discs, called EZ-D, have been developed by US firm Flexplay Technologies. Sold in an airtight package, the discs react with the air once opened. The surface gradually changes colour to black, making the discs unreadable by DVD players after two days.
Disney's distrubution business Buena Vista Home Video will trial eight film titles in the format in the US later this year, with plans to expand if it proves successful. Priced at around £4, the disc will cost slightly more than a conventional DVD rental but will remove the need to return films, a constant headache for operators such as Blockbuster.
The developers also see a large potential market in sales to business travellers, who increasingly carry laptops which can play DVDs. The disposable discs could be sold through vending machines at railway stations and airports, as well as in hotels.
Disney to trial self-destruct DVDs
Tuesday July 22 2003
Self destuct DVDs: Challenge to rental market
Cut price films challenge rental market
July 22 2003
Walt Disney is to take on the DVD rental market with the launch of cut-price DVDs which become unusable after about 48 hours.
The discs, called EZ-D, have been developed by US firm Flexplay Technologies. Sold in an airtight package, the discs react with the air once opened. The surface gradually changes colour to black, making the discs unreadable by DVD players after two days.
Disney's distrubution business Buena Vista Home Video will trial eight film titles in the format in the US later this year, with plans to expand if it proves successful. Priced at around £4, the disc will cost slightly more than a conventional DVD rental but will remove the need to return films, a constant headache for operators such as Blockbuster.
The developers also see a large potential market in sales to business travellers, who increasingly carry laptops which can play DVDs. The disposable discs could be sold through vending machines at railway stations and airports, as well as in hotels.
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