I know it's illegal. No question there - but when will these guys in the studios learn?
If you build encryption into it there will be SOMEBODY who considers that a challenge. Heck, there's going to be a LOT of people, intelligent people, who simply consider it a challenge.
They'll break it. And they'll be so happy they did, they'll let others know about it.
That's not going to change.
Charles R. Whealton Charles Whealton @ pleasedontspam.com
I know it's illegal. No question there - but when will these guys in the studios learn?
If you build encryption into it there will be SOMEBODY who considers that a challenge. Heck, there's going to be a LOT of people, intelligent people, who simply consider it a challenge.
They'll break it. And they'll be so happy they did, they'll let others know about it.
That's not going to change.
Charles R. Whealton Charles Whealton @ pleasedontspam.com
This means that some day, I might be able to buy HD-DVDs and play them without the total MESS they have created with HDCP devices. This is all I want, just to be able to use these technologies without all the hoop-jumping.
The fact that people are loading the movies to the sharing areas is what is illegal. If the industry wants to stop this, why not go after the real criminals, rather than messing things up for the average consumer (who does buy the discs). All you have to do is read some of the forums for people trying to set up HDCP based systems, and you'll note how bad this is going to be for the average HONEST person.... it completely sucks!
All they really need to do is similar to how police work with speeding. Catch a constant, certain number of people who post the content illegally, as well as a certain number of people who download it... and it will stop, or at least greatly slow it. At that point, what they lose in sales would be made up for in the expansion of legitimate sales. But, they are too lazy to do the real work, so instead they harm their honest customers.
This means that some day, I might be able to buy HD-DVDs and play them without the total MESS they have created with HDCP devices. This is all I want, just to be able to use these technologies without all the hoop-jumping.
The fact that people are loading the movies to the sharing areas is what is illegal. If the industry wants to stop this, why not go after the real criminals, rather than messing things up for the average consumer (who does buy the discs). All you have to do is read some of the forums for people trying to set up HDCP based systems, and you'll note how bad this is going to be for the average HONEST person.... it completely sucks!
All they really need to do is similar to how police work with speeding. Catch a constant, certain number of people who post the content illegally, as well as a certain number of people who download it... and it will stop, or at least greatly slow it. At that point, what they lose in sales would be made up for in the expansion of legitimate sales. But, they are too lazy to do the real work, so instead they harm their honest customers.
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From what I have read, that wasn't what happened.
From what I have read, that wasn't what happened.
If you build encryption into it there will be SOMEBODY who considers that a challenge. Heck, there's going to be a LOT of people, intelligent people, who simply consider it a challenge.
They'll break it. And they'll be so happy they did, they'll let others know about it.
That's not going to change.
Charles R. Whealton
Charles Whealton @ pleasedontspam.com
If you build encryption into it there will be SOMEBODY who considers that a challenge. Heck, there's going to be a LOT of people, intelligent people, who simply consider it a challenge.
They'll break it. And they'll be so happy they did, they'll let others know about it.
That's not going to change.
Charles R. Whealton
Charles Whealton @ pleasedontspam.com
play them without the total MESS they have created with HDCP
devices. This is all I want, just to be able to use these
technologies without all the hoop-jumping.
The fact that people are loading the movies to the sharing areas
is what is illegal. If the industry wants to stop this, why not go
after the real criminals, rather than messing things up for the
average consumer (who does buy the discs). All you have to do
is read some of the forums for people trying to set up HDCP
based systems, and you'll note how bad this is going to be for
the average HONEST person.... it completely sucks!
All they really need to do is similar to how police work with
speeding. Catch a constant, certain number of people who post
the content illegally, as well as a certain number of people who
download it... and it will stop, or at least greatly slow it. At that
point, what they lose in sales would be made up for in the
expansion of legitimate sales. But, they are too lazy to do the
real work, so instead they harm their honest customers.
play them without the total MESS they have created with HDCP
devices. This is all I want, just to be able to use these
technologies without all the hoop-jumping.
The fact that people are loading the movies to the sharing areas
is what is illegal. If the industry wants to stop this, why not go
after the real criminals, rather than messing things up for the
average consumer (who does buy the discs). All you have to do
is read some of the forums for people trying to set up HDCP
based systems, and you'll note how bad this is going to be for
the average HONEST person.... it completely sucks!
All they really need to do is similar to how police work with
speeding. Catch a constant, certain number of people who post
the content illegally, as well as a certain number of people who
download it... and it will stop, or at least greatly slow it. At that
point, what they lose in sales would be made up for in the
expansion of legitimate sales. But, they are too lazy to do the
real work, so instead they harm their honest customers.