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Copy-Protected Digital VHS

Posted by michael on from the consume dept.

DragonMagic writes: "BBC carries this story regarding the comeback, certain studios hope, of the video tape against the dominating sales of the DVD. Fox, Universal, Dreamworks SKG and Artisan Entertainment are releasing a series of blockbuster movies onto the format D-VHS, developed by JVC. DVHS offers High Definition TV technology and the possibility of copy prevention, and is able to play old VHS tapes as well."

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  1. Hmmm, let me think... by jejones · · Score: 2, Offtopic
    ..do I want a medium that has fair use prevent--er, "rights management"--built in, and has all the features of videocassettes (no random access, drop-outs, stretches, Rube Goldberg transport and heads...)?

    No.