Industry Group Would Permit (Some) DVD Copying

Zocalo writes "The BBC is carrying the story that agreements have been made to permit legal DVD copying for use on portable devices and The Register appears to have the same story too. While extremely light on details, the mention of Microsoft and AACS leads me to believe this has something to do with Microsoft's Janus system which has been discussed here before. Perhaps more interesting though is that Disney and Time Warner are apparently on board... Can it be that the MPAA has learnt a lesson from the RIAA's heavy handed tactics or has Microsoft convinced them that Janus will work, despite their recent record of bug free coding, and we're going to have a repeat of the DeCSS fiasco?"

Comments

Re:Compromise Fair use? hell no!

[Ubergrendle]

ANYWHERE on ANY DEVICE = INFINITE COPYING. This is a non-starter for almost any digital media oriented company. Just as much as any currently proposed limitation would be a non-starter for tech savy users like Slashdotters.

I would be prepared to accept some limits upon digital media if i retained the opportunity to share single pieces of content on multiple devices, make some backups, and trade/share within a finite circle of friends. For example, I buy a CD...its great, and I want to share it with friends who don't have it...they can get a copy, which is limited/crippled from future sharing. Similarly, I can make a copy for my own personal use, while I lock up the original in a safe place.

Unfortunately such models require a strict hardware/software DRM scheme (which will inevitably be broken, but barrier to circumvention will probably be high). I don't trust ANY corporation, especially Microsoft or Time/Warner/AOL, in this regard.