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Posted by Long John on 08/04/06 06:52
"Sune Mlgaard" <sune@molgaard.org> wrote in message
news:44d2271c$0$67256$157c6196@dreader2.cybercity.dk...
> Malcolm wrote:
>> VLC (Video Lan Client) from <http://www.videolan.org> is available for
>> various varieties of Linux. It should be able to play a copy protected
>> DVD.
>
> Thanks for the input. However, my main question still stands: Is copy
> protection schemes other than those mentioned in the FAQ part of the DVD
> Video specification? Of not, why can Sony still label the discs i
> purchased as DVD Video?
>
> I know that copy protection for CD's is outside the format, and thus it is
> illegal to label those as CD Digital Audio.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Sune Mlgaard
What country are you in..? I'm not aware of this here in the USA...
I'm not sure what FAQ you read...there are many sites all claiming
to have the accurate truth...I'd search around abit more
The key to the magic kingdon is video line 22 as output by the dvd player
He's what the deal is: DVD copy protection is resident on video line 22...if
you
have a SET-TOP dvd player, and can't make a dub (authorized personal back
up copies are considered Fair Use), then you can use a sync restoral box
that strips
out line 22 and replaces it with clean sync pulses...I use a Sima SCC-2, and
it works
great unless the AC line voltage (mains) drops below 110 volts AC rms, at
which point
it will lose sync, but a Variac and a voltage meter helps me avoid that
problem...
This won't help you with a dvd player in a computer, but this is a solution
for those
with a desktop set to set dubs...it also works with Dishnet when it says I
cannot
record a protected movie
If you do a google for video copy protection, you'll evetually see video
line 22 mentioned
good luck...
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