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DVDs w/ Built in USB Ports for Copy Protection

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the april-fools-coming-early-this-year dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Aladdin has come up with a new way of restricting the data stored on optical discs. It's 'XCD' format has a chip built directly into the disc and which fits into a USB port. So, a user needs to plug the disc into their computer to access a cryptophic key before being able to use the data stored on the disc (presumably in some sort of proprietary player)."

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  1. Re:Stupid stupid idea by Zarniwoop_Editor · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Dongles are nothing new.. and they are still annoying, just like most attempts at DRM.
    Dongleshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dongle
    I hate dongles

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  2. Re:dongles anyone? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Because the only thing a dongle is good for is annoying the legitimate users.