...and the beat goes on...DRM Follies, Take Six or so
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I love it. People who have just about figured out the remote controls for their player - the kind of people whose VCRs were always flashing because they weren't sure how to set the clock - now have to connect to the internet and install new firmware.
I foresee lots of calls to people like me from family members.
*New Blu-ray Incryption Makes Movies Unplayable on Some Sets*{emphasis mine}
Owners of Blu-ray high-definition players have discovered that new movies released in the format by Twentieth Century Fox won't play on models manufactured before June of this year, the Wall Street Journal reported today (Wednesday).
In June, the newspaper noted, a new level of encryption technology known as BD+ went into effect that, *at least for the time being*, has prevented hackers from copying the discs and distributing them on the black market or uploading them onto the Internet.
The Journal said that the manufacturers of the PCs and video players that have been affected by the new copy-protection system will soon be able to upgrade them by hooking them up to the Internet and installing a firmware update.
I love it. People who have just about figured out the remote controls for their player - the kind of people whose VCRs were always flashing because they weren't sure how to set the clock - now have to connect to the internet and install new firmware.
I foresee lots of calls to people like me from family members.
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