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Blu-Ray to Include New Copy Protection

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the just-what-we-needed dept.

Lord Haha writes "In an announcement (warning: links to a PDF) last night, the Blu-ray Disc Association, led by Sony, representing one of two competing high-definition DVD formats (the other being HD-DVD, led by Toshiba), stated it will simultaneously embrace digital watermarking, programmable cryptography, and a self-destruct code for Blu-ray disc players. Will this be the continuation of the trend into more and more restrictive DRM? Or something that will fade away like Betamax Tapes? Two articles on the topic can be found at Tom's Hardware and PC World."

3 of 536 comments (clear)

  1. Sounds like mission impossible by aaronsb · · Score: 5, Funny

    This disc (and player) will self destruct in 5 seconds.

    1. Re:Sounds like mission impossible by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

      This disc (and player) will self destruct in 5 seconds.

      So will support for this format.

  2. I wonder if the Self-Destruct Code will be... by FrankieBoy · · Score: 4, Funny

    KIRK: Destruct sequence one. Code one, one-A.

    SPOCK: Destruct sequence number two. Code one, one-A, two-B.

    SCOTT: Destruct sequence number three. Code one-B, two-B, three.

    KIRK: Begin thirty second countdown. Code zero, zero, zero, destruct, zero.