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Posted by guv on 05/08/07 17:20
On Mon, 7 May 2007 17:20:47 +0100, "Tumbleweed"
<thisaccountneverread@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>> Just read this whole thread and have no idea why there are codes for HD
>>>> and what this means.
>>>> I don't have any HD equipment/media yet. Can anyone enlighten me.
>>>
>>> At present you can't make a copy of a HD-DVD as easily as you can a
>>> regular DVD. There is PC software which enables you to make a copy -
>>> provided you have the encryption key. The MPAA now claims that merely
>>> publishing the encryption key serial number on a website is a breach of
>>> their copyright and have threatened to sue anyone who does it.
>>>
>>> That's not the half of it. A company (thought to be MacroVision) is
>>> taking
>>> down websites which host editing software on the grounds that it could
>>> theoretically be used to make illegal copies. VobBlanker is the latest
>>> victim, the latest version will no longer run if AnyDVD, DVD43 or DVD
>>> Region Free is detected on the PC.
>>>
>>> (kim)
>>
>>
>> thanks kim
>> one thing i dont understand. the key posted by the op surely that doesnt
>> fit
>> any hddvd or never expires?
>>
>
>It fits any DVD apart from ones that have been made in the past few weeks
>that have a new key (which will of course be found and published within a
>few weeks as sure as eggs is eggs). I'm not sure how old dvd units get
>updated, I beleive they now need a firmware upgrade to play the new DVDs.
They seem hell bent on ensuring this new technology doesnt hit the
masses. If enthusiasts dont take it up - what future?
O well, it least usenet works fine and the abundance of HD content is
still to be found. Who needs discs!
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