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  1. Re:Controlling DVD players? by blakestah · · Score: 4 · on ESR on the DVD Control Association

    ESR contends that the DVDCA wants to protect players since PC's will compete against DVD players. This argument holds very little water. For starters, Windows has a much larger marketshare than Linux, and Windows machines will compete more against DVD players, but Windows ALREADY had many, many software DVD players. Furthermore, these Windows players are essentially free of cost -- every video card in the world comes with a software DVD player.

    That is just part of the conspiracy. Not all DVD players can decode all the keys. There are regional aspects to distribution. A Japanese DVD would not play in a US player. The Windows DVD players are in line with this. The linux players are not. If the encryption is broken then a DVD in Japan is just as good as a DVD here.

    Also, is it really true that you can make a bit-for-bit copy? My understanding was that this required specialized hardware, and that commdity DVD reader hardware was not capable of reading special tracks.

    Bit for bit READS can be made currently. The writes require a very expensive machine to do double sided double layering 17 GBytes per disk. For not so much money you could copy a DVD onto four disks though. Bit for bit. That is part of the point though - currently it costs a LOT more to make a copy of a disk at home than it costs to buy the disk. This will likely change in a few more years though.

    This and more from http://www.opendvd.org

  2. OpenDVD.org (was: Did Showing up Help?) by Rik+van+Riel · · Score: 5 · on DVD Hearing Victory: We Won - For Now
    > I was one who ... showed up. Wonder if it helped.

    The battle isn't over. The Open Source community will have to continue showing up. On the Internet, in the traditional media and in the strangest places imaginable.

    Our story must be heard and made clear to the press, the general public and everyone else.

    At http://www.opendvd.org/ the Open Source (OpenDVD) community will continue to "show up" for the next weeks, probably months. Please visit the site and point others at the site. Contact me if you're interested in helping out with the site.

    Thanks,

    Rik

  3. Should be interesting by drwiii · · Score: 1 · on DVD Hearing Today - Are You Ready to Rumble?
    Earlier, on the advice of legal counsel, I was advised against giving my name while talking to Emmett, but I've come to realize that "duck and run" isn't the most effective course of action when being hit with suits like this. I've taken down my mirror temporarily, and I look forward to putting at back up as soon as I hear something about the decision (I am on the opposite side of the country). It'll be interesting to see how everything pans out this morning.

    Here are a few interesting links:

    Tom Vogt's site - lots of info and links

    OpenDVD.org - arguments against CSS

    SJ Mercury article by Dave Wilson

    Douglas