They insert structural errors, like CRC errors, in the DVD to keep you. Any good ripper, like the Tsunami MPEG editor can rip it. It's legal too since the disc is not encrypted (i.e. no CSS).
"So, 'Unencumbered DVD quality downloads using our P2P, at 30% under store DVD price' is the beginning of the play for me."
Then you should try EZTakes Movie Downloads. They sell movie downloads that you can burn to DVD. They even let you print your own label and cover art. Their prices are as low as 50% of retail. It is legal too; they sign contracts with all rights holders. You do need a US billing address on your credit card. But they will be selling in Canada soon. In the meantime, try their free stuff.
Content owners must learn to compete with free. DRMed content is worse than free. Much worse. If you make your product worse than equivalent products that people can steal for free, then people will steal it.
Electronics companies are pushing new technologies because they need to keep selling us stuff. Entertainment companies (e.g. MPAA), in their delusional desperation, believe that new "DRM" schemes will protect existing revenue streams.
The problems is that entertainment and electronic companies need new DRM schemes and HD; consumers do not.
Consumers are already starting to download DVD movies legally (see http://www.eztakes.com/)
In order to survive, movie studios will have to compete with free. Almost nobody disagrees with that statement. Commercial movie download services must be better than free. DRM, however, makes commercial services worse than free. Much worse. If they continue to use futile DRM, which does nothing to stop piracy, then consumers will resort to piracy. There is one service, called EZTakes, that offers movie downloads that consumers can burn directly to DVD. And you can burn as many DVDs (for personal use only) as you want because EZTakes has rejected the notion of DRM. They provide a service that is better than free because you get the content in a form that you can use (i.e. play on your big screen TV). EZTakes' catalog is small now, but growing. Consumers and the movie industry should support services like that!
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They insert structural errors, like CRC errors, in the DVD to keep you. Any good ripper, like the Tsunami MPEG editor can rip it. It's legal too since the disc is not encrypted (i.e. no CSS).
Then you should try EZTakes Movie Downloads. They sell movie downloads that you can burn to DVD. They even let you print your own label and cover art. Their prices are as low as 50% of retail. It is legal too; they sign contracts with all rights holders. You do need a US billing address on your credit card. But they will be selling in Canada soon. In the meantime, try their free stuff.
Content owners must learn to compete with free. DRMed content is worse than free. Much worse. If you make your product worse than equivalent products that people can steal for free, then people will steal it.
Electronics companies are pushing new technologies because they need to keep selling us stuff. Entertainment companies (e.g. MPAA), in their delusional desperation, believe that new "DRM" schemes will protect existing revenue streams. The problems is that entertainment and electronic companies need new DRM schemes and HD; consumers do not. Consumers are already starting to download DVD movies legally (see http://www.eztakes.com/)
In order to survive, movie studios will have to compete with free. Almost nobody disagrees with that statement. Commercial movie download services must be better than free. DRM, however, makes commercial services worse than free. Much worse. If they continue to use futile DRM, which does nothing to stop piracy, then consumers will resort to piracy. There is one service, called EZTakes, that offers movie downloads that consumers can burn directly to DVD. And you can burn as many DVDs (for personal use only) as you want because EZTakes has rejected the notion of DRM. They provide a service that is better than free because you get the content in a form that you can use (i.e. play on your big screen TV). EZTakes' catalog is small now, but growing. Consumers and the movie industry should support services like that!