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More Freedom for DVD Players?

Posted by samzenpus on from the don't-look-now dept.

weopenlatest writes "According to this Wired article, the House just passed a bill allowing DVD players to skip through programming. While the article stressed using this ability for parental controls, it would seem like it would also apply to annoying previews and ads that load automatically. Could this be a step in the right direction towards uncrippled DVD players?"

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  1. Re:Not intended like you suggest by oneiros27 · · Score: 4, Funny
    Someone'll just figure out a way for it to do the exact opposite of what the censor intended. Sort of like Jeff, in Coupling, where he was explaining the difficulty in following the plot in porn videos:
    Well, it's kind of hard to tell isn't it 'cos you tend to fast forward if anyone's dressed. Sometimes I forget and do that with proper films. I can get through a lot of movies in an evening
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  2. Re:Classfication flags by JohnsonWax · · Score: 5, Funny

    Well, maybe if they're more specific:

    skip[sex(male frontal nudity)], play[sex(female frontal nudity)], slow-mo[sex(girl-on-girl)]

    I bet lots of people would pay more for those pre-screened DVDs.

  3. The Killer App by drxray · · Score: 2, Funny

    I can't believe you haven't spotted this yet:

    *It could edit Jar Jar out of Star Wars*

    Maybe version 2 will change walkie-talkies to guns...

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  4. Re:Nice Feature. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Why do USAsians need a special law to 'allow' for a spinning silver disc

    All US Asians I know buy pirate videos from Hong Kong that don't have previews. Some even duplicate the theater experence by having the heads of people just below the wide screen horizon including a silhouette of a few going to the bathroom. I applaud their efforts to making something useful of that empty space on 4:3 televisions.

  5. FBI Warning = PG-13 by LoverOfJoy · · Score: 2, Funny

    I do NOT want my kids watching that FBI Warning. With that dark background and ominous silence my kids would be scared to death!

  6. Re:You mean like by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny
    I spent a $100 premium on shipping and on the esoteric faster over what guys in Japan would have to pay, now that I have it because I bought it..... Can I actually put it in my DVD player and push play and watch it? Yes I know I am outside of that region. I payed a premium to be able to have it in hands. Can I watch it? Or do I need to buy another DVD player just to not circumvent the laws. What the hell.

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  7. Re:This is a really BAAAAAD idea by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny


    The opposite of progress is congress.