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HD Disc Protection Measures - Scarry!!!!! No, April Fool's

Old 04-01-05, 05:46 PM
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HD Disc Protection Measures - Scarry!!!!! No, April Fool's

I just read this article posted on DVDFile . If any of this comes turn I'm not so sure I will be buying HDDVD's anytime soon. It's make you want to throw-up.

Here's a sample:

Disc's will be serialized (that's fine) but at the point of purchase:
"When these serialized high definition discs are sold, retailers and web vendors will be required to provide purchase information based on credit card transactions to the MPAA for its database on a weekly basis. Brick and mortar shops will also be required to install networked cameras directed toward cash register positions to capture images of purchasers during sales of high definition discs.

So if and when a pirated copy of a specific title is either made available on the Internet or as a physical disc illegally reproduced, the MPAA will be able to analyze the specific frame where the serial number is stored, recover it, and take action against the purchaser of the source disc. So if you choose to sell a purchased high definition disc, you'd better generate a paper trail. "


All displays are now obsolete
Now this really sucks especially since I spent $4 grand on a HDMI compliant Rear Projection set.
"The video will be stored on disc as 1080p24, but when played back, a new progressive pulldown cadence will be applied: A BB A BB A BB and so on. This cadence will yield a frame rate of 36 frames per second; the players will produce video as 1080p36. This non-standard high definition format is incompatible with every known high definition recording device (that is, of course, the point). And it's incompatible with every existing display device with the exception of frequency-agile CRT-based front projectors. But those will be useless since the outputs on the high definition disc players will, in fact, be exclusively HDCP-compliant HDMI. No analog outputs."

Legislative protection
Here's the icing on the cake; the politicians don't give a damn.
"There is apparently a call for legislation that would shield player manufacturers and the studios from lawsuits by disgruntled display owners. Congressional reactions are split along party lines. The Republicans believe that the sales of new high definition displays and players, and the replacement of standard resolution DVDs with the new high definition discs, will spur the economy. And they support Hollywood's efforts to prevent the piracy of the country's most successful export: motion pictures. The Democrats are appalled, citing how this is yet another example of the rich getting richer at the expense of the middle class."

One Bright spot
If your into porn then you have an ally in the porn industry. Does nothing for me but at least they're smart enough not to piss-off their consumer base.
"The porn industry's intent is to serve the owners of the installed base of HDCP-compliant HD-ready displays. Apparently in the porn sector, piracy is not as much of an issue as sales. "

OK it's possible that a number of these fears may not happen but it's scarry to think that there are a number of people in the Movie/DVD industry that want to see this happen. I just hope it's just a bad dream and never it's as bad as this.

Note: I looked for April Fools somewhere in the article and didn't see anything. I don't think the author was playing a joke.

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