Spielberg Bitten by DVD Encryption

diodesign writes "The Guardian newspaper has reported that 5000 DVD based preview copies of Spielberg's 'Munich' sent to reviewers in the UK can't be played due to the copy protection system involved. Human error at the laboratory where the DVDs were encrypted lead to the wrong region code being set, plus the reviewers use special players from Dolby that prevent the pirating of 'screeners'. An ironic twist in the on-going battle of DRM and media vs. consumers."

Comments

OMFG!!

[morganix]

SERIOUSLY? FIVE THOUSAND DVD'S?!?! OMFG!?!

What did that cost them? Five dollars? Ten? This isn't newsworthy.

What the hell are you smoking?

[idsofmarch]

First off "Terminal" showed the state, as Stanley Tucci's character, as a bumbling neurotic autocrat who could be defeated by someone who didn't know what was going on most of the time. "Catch Me if You Can" was based on a true story, and "Minority Report" showed the corruption inherent in state powers and in the police. While "Saving Private Ryan" ended with a sentinmental shot, the movie also showed, quite explicitly, the horror of war and the absolute atrocities committed by both sides.

Frankly, your post smacks of anti-semitism at worst and poor reading of films at best.