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Blu-Ray Facing Delays Caused by DRM Squabbling

Posted by Zonk on from the just-pick-something-already dept.

Tomo Hiratsuka writes "Disney, Warners et al, the companies behind the AACS content management system, apparently can't get their act together to complete the standard they wish to impose on Blu-ray. The result? Pioneer has the first Blu-ray drive for PCs ready for market next month but is openly admitting the DRM issue may force it to delay." From the article: "The inability of the companies behind the AACS (Advanced Access Content System) content management system to complete their work has already caused Toshiba to put launch plans for its HD DVD player on hold. AACS is made up of a number of companies from the electronics and content industries. The group's founders include IBM, Intel, Microsoft, Panasonic, Sony, Toshiba, Disney and Warner Bros."

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  1. Gee... by grasshoppa · · Score: 5, Funny

    You mean my ability to buy into an intentionally crippled format has been delayed?

    Darn.

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  2. Title should say it affects Blueray and HD-DVD by four2five · · Score: 5, Informative

    I know the excerpt mentions it but both formats will be delayed by this, title seems a bit misleading.

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  3. Idiots! by Brian+Stretch · · Score: 5, Funny

    They should decide which copy protection system they want DVDJon to break and get it over with. Geeze.

    Or they could skip the crypto crap and save everyone some time and money, but that just seems too obvious.

  4. Just to make it perfect... by LurkerML · · Score: 5, Funny

    someone should sue them about patent infringments after they agreed on something.

  5. Re:Good! Ship it WITHOUT DRM then! by ackthpt · · Score: 5, Insightful
    Maybe if Pioneer sold enough of them, there'd be such an uproar when the DRM'd players come out that they'd be rejected completely by consumers. Or, at least, it would wake up more people to the dangers of DRM.

    I'm sure they would love to, but they probably can't budge an inch because of agreement by contractual obligations.

    The mafia must be totally in awe of these people.

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  6. Re:Not a surprise by FunFactor100 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Meanwhile the movie studios will continue to put out non-HD DVD's that can be cracked, ripped, and posted online. 95% of the world won't care if the movie is HD or not, they're happy with the current DVD quality. Most HDTV owners don't even make use of HDTV signals anyways, does anyone think they care about buying HD DVD's?

  7. There is no such thing as DRM by McAlt+0178 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    If it can be read, it can be copied...

  8. Details of the problem by LightningBolt! · · Score: 5, Funny

    According to the article:

    "IBM has accused Sony of failing to complete a portion of the code responsible for decryption of the video stream. 'The code they delivered for factoring the product of two large prime numbers is [extremely] slow,' said a spokesman, 'but we're confident they'll come through with a solution soon.'"

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  9. What he really meant (Mod Parent UP) by IAAP · · Score: 5, Funny
    Ok, I'm hungover and pissy..

    I am quite ill.

    But I'm just sick to fucking death of these profit-mongering fuckers pissing all over us. Fucking us over is one thing - keeping us cringing as they sharpen the blades on the serrated dildo they're about to ram into our asses is just the goddamn icing.

    I am quite exhausted with these media corporations trying to eliminate our basic rights to fair use. Would they please try to consider some basic principles other than their profit motives? I understant that they have fiduciary responsibility to their shareholders - maybe my 401K is invested in one of them, but please, consider the above.

    There's a reason I don't buy movies anymore. Shit, I haven't bought a movie or a cd in five fucking years. I don't even own a cd player anymore, and I'm sure as hell not buying either of these goddamn new techs. We have to produce an epic amount of pointless shit to fill the amounts of space available on existing portable media and somehow attempt to justify charging a freaking fortune for utter catwank like Freaky Friday.

    I disappointed with the quality of today's media output.

    And then the cunts will only be fucking happy when I give them money to watch the movie, then have the memory surgically fucking removed from my brain so I don't stad the chance of even potentially infringing on their piece of shit, rip off, 'IP'.

    In their overzealous attempt at promoting their profits, are they going to start erasing our memories so that we have to keep paying for the same content over and over? I feel quite used and over-charged!

    Stallman et al are fucking nuts too, but jesus, at least they look you in the face with their crazed eyes and spit flecked jaws when they're fucking your wife.

    Stallman et al are somewhat eccentric. And I assume that they may be having relations with your spouse.

    Burn my damn karma - you know I'm right. Except about Stallman banging your wife. Probably.

    I have strong opinions about this, and I am not concerned with your modderations.