As many
of you know, there has been a lot of controversy surrounding the Blu-ray Disc Association and their relationship with the adult film
industry. While not against porn, Sony and the rest of the BDA have not pointed them in the direction of disc manufacturers willing to
help them out. According to Digit Online, Vivid
Entertainment has finally found a company that will make copies of their discs. However, to keep the competition away, they're not
saying who their replicating partner is.
There are eight companies worldwide able to replicate Blu-ray Discs, said Hirsch. Two
of those companies are controlled by Sony, which won't allow them to handle pornography. Five other companies have contracts to
replicate discs for the Walt Disney, which stipulate that they cannot handle adult films if they want to work with Disney.
That
leaves one possible replicator for the adult industry, and Hirsch is keeping its name a closely guarded secret. He doesn't want to give
rivals easy access to a company it was hard for him to find.
With Blu-ray outselling HD DVD by more than 2:1, Vivid is
probably doing the smart thing by sticking with Blu-ray. If you'd like to read more, the entire article can be found here.
