The purpose of this is.....

Post #100,212 by andread 5/4/03 8:45:13 AM Reply	The purpose of this is..... to get people to use WMP9? presumably, at first, the other disks will be 'free' but to make money it seems that they would have to make their own MS-DVD players people are not going to buy a disk that they can't play in their DVD players or is the MPAA going to make sure that all its DVDs can't be played in a computer A Play I Some Music w/ Papa Andy Saturday 8 PM - 11 PM ET All Night Rewind 11 PM - 5 PM Reggae, African and Caribbean Music [link\|http://wxxe.org\|Tune In]
Post #100,224 by Andrew Grygus 5/4/03 11:16:13 AM Reply	The purpose of this is . . . . to force everyone to license a Microsoft proprietary protocol. If Microsoft can lure enough DVDs to their format (by promising unbreakable DRM), makers of players will be forced to license the Microsoft protocol so these disks can be played in their players. There will probably be a two tier license, with a lower cost for devices that properly implement hardware for "encryption to the speakers" and can't be hacked to make digital recordings. Microsoft sees how much the entertainment industry gets for a $0.50 CD or DVD, and sees no reason that profit shouldn't be theirs. There is no vulnerability greater than greed, and the RIAA/MPAA companies specialize in greed. Microsoft intends to leverage that into total control of entertainment distribution in digital form. [link\|http://www.aaxnet.com\|AAx]
Post #100,228 by andread 5/4/03 11:41:59 AM Reply	Re: The purpose of this is . . I see your point but from a money-making point of view this seems right up there with MS Bob Force everyone to buy a new DVD player? I don't think so DRM? what about Video Out A Play I Some Music w/ Papa Andy Saturday 8 PM - 11 PM ET All Night Rewind 11 PM - 5 PM Reggae, African and Caribbean Music [link\|http://wxxe.org\|Tune In]
Post #100,244 by Andrew Grygus 5/4/03 1:15:38 PM Reply	Oh, you won't be forced to buy a new player. You'll only need one if you want to play the Microsoft format disks. Everybody will have bought a new player within 5 or 6 years anyway. As for "Video Out", you embed the final descrambler in the display. Unprotected content will play fine, but protected content will require a "Microsoft Enhanced Display". Will the descrambler be reverse engineered? Of course it will. So the devices will be rigged to detect if the content was once protected, and if it isn't protected now, don't play. Any scheme can be beat, but if you can restrict that to "a small circle of friends", you're most of the way to winning. [link\|http://www.aaxnet.com\|AAx]

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