Posted by Allan on 09/29/05 13:48

>> >> People always seem to forget that DVD has DRM too.
>> >
>> >No, it doesn't.
>>
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_rights_management
>>
>> "An early example of a DRM system is the Content Scrambling System
>> (CSS) employed by the DVD Forum on movie DVD disks"
>
>I really don't care what some bozo typed into a glorified blog.

http://www.info-mech.com/drm_standards.html

"There are many organizations with an interest in DRM standards, many
of which are not standards bodies in the usual sense, and many of
which are primarily interested in other aspects of digital media which
impinge on DRM.

At one end of the spectrum are organizations which define proprietary
licensed DRM technologies such as the Content Scrambling System
neccessary to build a DVD player. Compliance with such licenses often
prohibits certain features, such as raw digital outputs.."








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