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Macrovision Releases DVD Copy Protection
msblack writes "The Los Angeles Times is reporting that the good folks at Macrovision have unveiled a new system that will thwart 97% of existing DVD copying software while maintaining compatibility with existing DVD players. Macrovision claims that DVD copying results in $1 billion loss for studios out of $27.5 billion in sales. With piracy resulting in only 4% loss, why are the studios making such a big deal? The article also reports (mistakenly) that the market is pressing 100s of billions of DVD annually. Who's buying all those DVDs?" I'm skeptical of their claims, since historically Macrovision's anti-copying measures have been little more than easily circumvented snake oil, but maybe this time they've got their plan down.
In a just released survey, 97% percent of people who use DVD copying software have switched to software that can copy the newest Macromedia protected DVDs.
Maybe they accidently included the AOL CDs. Huge business opportunity for macrovision there.... the AOL cd copying business is probably singlehandedly responsible for AOL's continuing downfall.
"killing 97% of them menas nothing. The 3% is most likely the few that are actually worth using."
:-)
Actually it means quite a bit. The buggy stuff will go away and we'll be left with good functional software. They just made the QA process better
-nB
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You'd make your mom give it up?
Ignorance of the law is no excuse. In fact, with the Patriot Act, its a requirement.
So download a ripped copy off Kazaa and hit pause in MPlayer. That way you can have all the time you need to ensure you're complying with the law.
Dewey, what part of this looks like authorities should be involved?