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Quall999
22-06-2007, 06:12
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,2148802,00.asp

A proposed amendment to the current copy protection license governing DVDs would completely ban all DVD backups, and prevent DVD playback without the DVD disk being present inside the drive. The proposed amendment was made public in a letter sent by Michael Malcolm, the chief executive of Kaleidescape, a DVD jukebox company whichsuccessfully defeated a suit by the DVD Copy Control Association (http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,2106317,00.asp) (DVD CCA) this past March. The proposed amendment is scheduled for a vote on Wednesday, according to Malcolm.
Even if we were able to make a backup according to other acts. This issue would also prevent anything but original DVD's from being played in dvd players. Unlike vague laws now, this one would restrict you from using a backup, not just copying disks.

In my opinion, it won't happen, but the US is so screwed up on the judicial level that you never know.
Joe Forster/STA
22-06-2007, 06:55
USA, land of the free... My ass.
acal3000
22-06-2007, 20:20
Bulk Law Proposal
Luciel
04-07-2007, 07:44
wouldn´t that render divx dvd players useless?
Quall999
19-07-2007, 11:49
Pretty much, unless i guess you are watching family videos.
TippeX
19-07-2007, 12:10
and cameras too
stop frame photography too, piracy risk ;p
makes u wonder why they dont stop 'bad' things on the net like kids being abused, people being ripped off and so on, they put FAR too much effort into this shit, and neglect the real problems... why.. well cos their bills are paid by the fat cats and the police look good if they get a result.. pity the public dont really give a shit about it
DABhand
20-07-2007, 03:25
There is also word going about that little japanese scientists have came up with an anti-camera cinema screen.

It supposedly sends out some sort of magnetic pulses along the screen which cant be seen with the naked eye but video cameras will pick it up, therefor distorting the screen.

Shame for the kiddies if its true, no free movies for them :P
Joe Forster/STA
20-07-2007, 04:11
They'll steal it directly from the projector then... Be imaginative! ;)
Quall999
20-07-2007, 06:52
It can probably be turned off. That means that there would only be nice quality telesyncs, because people would only be able to do it when the theater is empty lol.
DABhand
20-07-2007, 15:52
I wonder if they would do the same with the audio in the seats also, ears ok, camera's distorted.
caki
26-07-2007, 20:56
That would probably be even easier. But then we would just steal it (we being kids).
Blackfox2005
27-09-2007, 04:29
Ive not been around long, is there any update to this story? I see the original poster is banned now.. So has anyone got any idea? thanks
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Joe Forster/STA
27-09-2007, 04:44
Quall999 is "banned", not "Banned". Think about what the difference can mean... ;)
Blackfox2005
27-09-2007, 07:27
Oh I see wot a muppet I am.. ha ha How about the story
Grumpy
27-09-2007, 08:14
@Blackfox2005
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