Philips vs Unlicensed DVD Players

Kallahar writes "NewScientist is running an article about how Phillips, Sony, and Pioneer have "asked customs officials throughout Europe to seize players made by unlicensed factories." Philips, Sony and Pioneer have pooled many hundreds of patents covering all aspects of the DVD system. Philips administers the pool, grants licences and collects royalties, which are then shared three ways." This comes on the heals of philips going after copy protected CDs. The draw for these DVD players for consumers is probably both price, and the fact that they are often free of those pesky region encodings (especially nice for anime junkies)

Comments

Re:anime is for losers

[ajaygautam]

I diagree. I have seen some of the best animations in Anime. Well, its a free world, if you don't like it, don't see it. I guess nobody is forcing you to see it ! Posting as an "Anonymous Coward" does say a lot about you ;->

Not an ispell problem/solution.

[deacon]

"heals" is what a cut does after you put a band-aid on it.

Ispell does not help you there.

I hear that the problem here is firmly between the keyboard and the chair.

However, only a heel would make fun of Taco's disability which sadly cannot be healed.

There is no solution once we find that their teacher could not help them in their budding youth, they're forever doomed to confuse like-sounding words.

Re:Memo to Customs Officers

[colnago]

it's funny - laugh