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Disney Encrypting Screener DVDs to Prevent Piracy

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the this-dvd-will-self-destruct-in-five-seconds dept.

Sascha J. writes "Disney is continuing their war against piracy. To their Oscar reviewers they now send out special encrypted DVDs, which can be played only on a DVD player of the "Cinea" series. From the article: "The DVD players are encoded with recipients' names, and screeners sent to those people are specifically encrypted so they can be seen only on those particular DVD players." Yet, Disney is alone on this. Sony and Universal Pictures said they won't follow that step."

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  1. Re:How is this a solution? by Androclese · · Score: 0, Troll

    The bigger question is, who cares!? Nobody wants to Pirate a copy of "Beauty & The Beast: Part IV" or another movie from Will Farrel (has anybody told him he's not funny yet?)

    Honestly, once Disney split with Pixar, they became totally devoid of any talent in the movie/cartoon making business.