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Proposed Amendment Would Ban All DVD Copying

Posted by kdawson on from the not-your-bits dept.

Ynefel writes in with a PC Magazine article reporting that the DVD Copy Control Association is considering an amendment to the agreement equipment vendors must abide by, which would completely ban all DVD backups, whether fair use or not, and prevent DVDs from playing without the DVD disk being present in the drive. The amendment is being voted on imminently and if approved would go into effect within 18 months. Quoting: "The proposed amendment was made public in a letter sent by Michael Malcolm, the chief executive of Kaleidescape, a DVD jukebox company which successfully defeated a suit by the DVD CCA this past March."

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  1. At last! by aadvancedGIR · · Score: 5, Funny

    It might be the first solid argument I see to switch from DVD to BR.

    1. Re:At last! by Sciros · · Score: 5, Funny

      If you are truly the Lord of Hyphens, you should say "hop-skip-and-a-jump." Right now you are the Lord of Plus Signs.

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    2. Re:At last! by Lord+of+Hyphens · · Score: 3, Funny

      Point-taken.
      Unfortunately-the-unbelievers-are-no t-ready-for-the-glory-that-is-excessive-hyphenatio n. Such-wondrous-use-of-the-mighty-hyphen-read-as-inv itations-to-inflict-pain-on-an-author.

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    3. Re:At last! by pushing-robot · · Score: 4, Funny

      Slashdot automatically inserts spaces into long words and URLs so they wrap better. Indeed, CowboyNeal is Lor d of the spa cebar.

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  2. Go for it! by TomatoMan · · Score: 3, Funny

    After this, try to get a law through that prohibits more than four people from watching a DVD at a time without paying additional fees. It makes just as much sense, will be just as likely to get through with all the lobbying muscle and greedy congresscritters, and will have just as much impact in the real world: zero.

    I can't remember the last time I bought a DVD. I wonder why?

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  3. Re:the real reason for a drop in sales? by Sadko · · Score: 5, Funny
    Oh come on, there's some movies much better than "Saw 3"

    Thanks, thanks, be here all week

  4. Re:Related Thoughts by Opportunist · · Score: 3, Funny

    The music industry already made that mistake once. One would think that the movie industry could try paying attention.

    It's just like kids and hot stovetops. Just cause Jane already burned her hand doesn't mean that Jimmy doesn't have to try again whether it hurts to put his hand on it.

    Unlike with kids, my sympathy is rather limited in this case.

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  5. Re:the real reason for a drop in sales? by Rik+Sweeney · · Score: 4, Funny

    go to your favorite movie rental place

    Does Bittorrent count?

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  6. Re:dear execs by Hognoxious · · Score: 2, Funny

    I'm Canadian, bilingual
    In other words, you speak English and French equally badly.
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  7. Re:Great Idea! by Opportunist · · Score: 2, Funny

    And you don't even have to go into politics for it!

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  8. Re:You think you're joking, but you're not by fbjon · · Score: 4, Funny

    a relatively low-cost device that could be built into a DVD player, PVR, whatever, that could tell how many eyes were watching
    I predict booming sales of sunglasses and ninja hoods.
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  9. Re:You think you're joking, but you're not by hercubus · · Score: 4, Funny

    OBLIG
    in New Amerika[tm] DVD watches YOU!

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  10. Article update by Sherloqq · · Score: 2, Funny
    From the article:

    Editor's Note: This story has been updated at 4:20 PM PDT with comments from both the DVD CCA as well as Kaleidescape." Now we know what them folks over there are all smoking...
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  11. Re:For those who don't RTFA by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    I don't think I would hire a lawyer to write a contract for me that mixes up "here" and "hear".

  12. Re:If I can read it, by AndersOSU · · Score: 2, Funny

    Pfft, you must not have tried to get a rocket launch permit yet. I've got my orbiter ready to go, but the damn FAA are still dragging their feet.

  13. Dear Hollywood... by Mal-2 · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...the horse is in Beijing. Good luck with "Operation Barn Door".

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