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New Consortium to Push UDI and Include DRM

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the oh-noes-not-another-format dept.

MarsGov writes "Intel, Apple, Samsung, LG, Nat Semi and Silicon Image formed a consortium to promote Unified Display Interface (UDI) as the new standard to connect computers to monitors and TVs. UDI will be HDMI and HDCP "anti-piracy" compatible. "

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  1. HDCP by Landak · · Score: 5, Funny

    HDCP protection you say? Good thing it's already been broken (albeit anonymously). Coming new to you, DRM'd speakers, and your very own set of ContentProtection ((TM)) eyelids!

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  2. Sounds cool by ReformedExCon · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'd love if there were a DRM system that worked invisibly and was effective at both stopping piracy as well as permitting fair usage.

    That would be awesome.

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  3. DMR bad... by coastin · · Score: 1, Funny

    My wife got me a new pair of glasses last week and now when I look at another woman's boobs they look pixilated. Damn DRM...

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