Posted by Jeff Rife on 09/28/05 04:56

Alpha (none@none.net) wrote in alt.video.dvd:
> > Since the article only says that the notebook will have an HD-DVD drive,
> > I don't see what the confusion is. There has never been any statement
> > that
> > computer-based HD-DVD (or BluRay) drives will allow you to play HD movies
> > that are stored on those discs.
>
>
> That is an interesting point, indeed. I think everyone assumes you will be
> able to...

If they allow it, that will be the weak point in the security system, as it
was for CSS.

I think the grab for money from the MPAA and CE companies will cause them
to allow software players, because they will get a cut of each sale. They
won't see that if piracy really is the problem they say it is, losing the
fairly small amount of cash from the software licensing ($250 million tops)
is a small price to pay to save the more than $2B they claim to lose each
year to piracy.

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Jeff Rife | "When I first heard that Marge was joining the
| police academy, I thought it would be fun and
| zany, like that movie: Spaceballs. But instead
| it was dark and disturbing, like that movie:
| Police Academy."
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