Warner Bros. Accused of Pirating Anti-Pirating Tech

psycho12345 writes "German firm Medien Patent Verwaltung claims that in 2003, it revealed a new kind of anti-piracy technology to Warner Bros. that marks films with specific codes so pirated copies can be traced back to their theaters of origin. But like a great, hilariously ironic DRM Ouroborus, the company claims that Warner began using the system throughout Europe in 2004 but hasn't actually paid a dime for it."

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[Hognoxious]

US currency serial numbers "IC 92407442B" & "IC 9240744CB" have a subtle difference.

Who did you borriow the other one off?

On currency they are visible, in the video's they aren't.

Invisible is pretty subtle. As is something that you can only see if you know exactly where to look (slight scratch at a particular point on a particular frame; slight difference in spacing on page 23 line 4).

Serial numbers are not subtle. They scream "I'm an identifier!". Whether the serial numbers differ from one another by your IQ is irrelevant.

Stop whining that someone added something to the conversation that wasn't exactly what you posted. If he had simply confirmed your thought he'd be marked as "redundant".

Yeah, you're adding a lot, Mr I-don't-know-what-subtle-means.

His reference to printers and cameras was certainly more analogous to this article than your "maps". Maybe you should use one to find a clue.

Make me, you fat cunt.