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Blu-Ray/HD-DVD DRM Causes Another Shipping Delay

Feb 14, 2006 8:52PM PST

From ars.technica

http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20060214-6182.html

I can't find one once of sympathy for the fact the issues with the DRM standard for these devices (Blu-Ray and HD-DVD share the same DRM called Advanced Access Content System (AACS)) is holding up shipping.

If electronic vendors weren't bending over trying to appease the studios and studios weren't so backward looking this wouldn't be an issue.

I can see the ad campaign now:

"DRM, this will hurt us as much as it does you."

I envision this as white text on a black and white picture of a parental looking figure looking very sad with a paddle in his or her hand. Wink

(apologies for those who participate in the ars.forum, as this is almost a duplicate post)

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For all the ranting we do...
Feb 14, 2006 9:44PM PST

about the pitfalls of DRM; 90% of the public is very unaware and will happily buy new players and new DVDs and be very happy never noticing the DRM and its limitations.

Scott

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We forget so quickly
Feb 15, 2006 1:43AM PST

That's what Sony said about their root kits. What about a consumers right to fair use, there are a few independent copiers out there but most are mass produced and on sale the same week the movie hits the theaters so now you want to limit the consumer because your movie was bootlegged 6-12 months ago.