Sony's latest stupidity

[Cova]

Since it's written so well, I'm just gonna paste it right off doom9..

Define irony: Sony has just come up with another way to corrupt DVDs (they call it copy protection) that makes discs not work on their own players anymore. Well done Sony

Full article about it over here:  http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=38938

[Mr. Analog]

I like the Sony tech response to the problem so far: "Buy a new DVD player..."

[Mr. Analog]

Well, Sony finally got it right and is now going to fix the existing burns and supply replacements to those who want them.

http://www.videobusiness.com/article/CA6434584.html

[Darren Dirt]

DRM splained.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_DVDs_Protected_by_ARccoS shows a pretty sparse list, considering the # of films that are out on DVD nowadays. (I have "The US vs. John Lennon", a fantastic and sad and inspiring documentary, but a non-Sony DVD player so of course it played fine )



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maybe this is a sign of the pointlessness of physical media...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reeltime_Rentals
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vongo
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CinemaNow
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Movielink