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AMD's New DRM

Posted by kdawson on from the for-your-eyes-only dept.

DefectiveByDesign writes "Remember how AMD said they'd make use of ATI's GPU technology to make better technology? Well, not all change is progress. InfoWorld's Tom Yager reports that AMD plans to block access to the framebuffer in hardware to help enforce DRM schemes, such as allowing more restricted playback of Sony Blu-Ray disks. They can pry my Print Screen key from my cold, dead fingers."

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  1. AMD. by AltGrendel · · Score: 1, Troll
    I've never used AMD, just Intel.

    Now I have another reason (other than processor heat) to stay away from AMD.

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    1. Re:AMD. by Cythrawl · · Score: 0, Troll

      Do I need to start posting links to articles that show that AMD have less heat than Intel and have done since the AMD64 was released?

      The heat argument died when the AthlonXP did which was the biggest culprit of heat. Just running that chip without a heatsink properly seated would burn the chip (seen it personally).

      Please do some fecking research before posting crap dated arguments that mean nothing you troll, thanks..

  2. again, seriously - so? by dAzED1 · · Score: 1, Troll

    I've personally been boycotting the RIAA for 10 years now due to their shenanigans, and I've been tight with MPA. That being said, there's life outside of watching a farkin movie for free on your computer. No, seriously.

    All this "fair use" is silly; it'll still be easy to copy the disk, so that's not the issue. The issue is just that if someone wants to try to restrict who can watch their video, esp one online, they'll have more tools to do that.

    I've been a contributor to FOSS for 13 years now, and I'm just as anti-capitalism as the next guy if not more (no, seriously), but things should be open because the creators want them to be, not because you take it from them. If we're going to go the violent revolution route, lots of you folks are going to have to start working out a bit, and stepping away from the cheetos.

  3. Isnt it funny.... by Cythrawl · · Score: 1, Troll

    How when you mention DRM on any /. article the salvering masses come out of the woodwork and say "AMD is gonna die for this" or "Microsoft made them do it" or "Im jumping to Intel Right now coz AMD are assholes", etc etc ad nausium

    Fact: AMD isnt going to die/lose customers
    Fact: Its not M$'s fault its the MPAA et all
    Fact: its probably not going to affect 98% of AMD's Customer base as it is anyway.
    its the same with Vista and its DRM, the slavering masses came out of the woodwork again saying that Vista wont let you do jack all. Totally untrue and all FUD.

    I can in fact rip a DVD in Vista and burn it and play nonDRM video files just fine in Vista. What I CANNOT do is to use Windows Drag and drop copy to copy my protected DVD Content to the ahrd drive. But a little tool called DVDDecryptor (which is old as dirt and no longer in development) still works in Vista and with one click of a button I have copied content to the hard drive for porcessing and burning.

    Im 100% sure that someone will make software that will do the same thing (do what you are not supposed to do) in this case too. Its only so AMD can keep MPAA, Sony etc happy. Intel will probably be the same if/when this comes to light. so what are you all gonna do then? all start breaking out the Commodore Amiga's and C64's so you are DRM free..

    Please if you dont have anything good to say, or just are going to spread FUD, then please do us all a favor and STFU.