Yes- I saw that. But apparently you need to have a key which the player provides and the people doing the cracking have not provided this key. I don't really understand encryption beyond the fact that there is a key that allows something encrypted to be decrypted. And I don't care to know that much so long as my movies play. smile

I am going to say what we probably all know and even the IP companies privately admit. You can't beat the pirates. We are in an age where information has become an "efficient market" and that means the best schemes are not safe if the marketplace decides to put its resources behind breaking something. I have always advocated the best way to eliminate piracy is to get the movies/ music out as fast as possible at a price that is very fair. When music CDs were priced at $15-18 each and DVD movies were about $20 each it did not seem fair that a 45 minute 2 channel audio only product would cost nearly the same as a 2+ hour, top level (for the time) video product offering 5.1 channels of audio and documentaries and often 2 discs in the package. You want the reason for the record companies downfall- its not piracy alone- its a combination including lackluster product that they are pushing (there is a lot of good new music if you look for it) and improperly priced product. Prices are now like $12/ disc and I think it should be even less. Thats just me. Frankly as an audiophile- given the recording quality of current discs maybe they should be priced even further down! It would be great to pay based on recording quality- that'll never happen.

Anyway, look- these formats should be smart and allow for managed copies- this will satisfy 99% of us. I know that other format we can't say here can allow for it- I am not sure on HD DVD. This should have been one of the first features of these formats to keep the casual copiers away. JMHO.

best regards,
Jerry

Best regards,
Jerry
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