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- Stop Blu-ray discs from phoning home with AnyDVD HD
- Stop Blu-ray discs from phoning home with AnyDVD HDI don't really careIf studios want to how many times I'm watching their movie, that's up to them and I don't really care... if this becomes a problem, I'm sure in the future they'll add some prompt where it asks if it's...
- Tags: Blu-ray, DVD, Consumer electronics, HD DVD, Stop Blu-ray disc, movie, AnyDVD HD, disc, Blu-ray disc
- Discussion threads 2008-10-31
- AnyDVD HD defeats AACS on HD-DVDs
- AnyDVD HD defeats AACS on HD-DVDsHmm, interesting choice...Either buy a new HDCP-compliant graphics card and monitor, or buy AnyDVD.Tricky...(Well, not really. Personally, I'll just wait for the HD-equivalent of libdvdcss to appear ;-) )I'll stick to regular DVD. Maybe I think I'm living in 1997,but I recall when DVD...
- Tags: HD DVD, Consumer electronics, DVD, AnyDVD HD, VHS, HD-DVD
- Discussion threads 2007-02-17
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- DRM licensing group plan to plug analog hole
- DRM licensing group plan to plug analog holeI don't piratebut I hate DRM. It's a huge scam that penalizes legitimate users and doesn't do anything to stop real pirates. It makes me disrespect the industry and less likely to buy encumbered products. In my life, I have bought a total...
- Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, digital-rights management, analog output, piracy
- Discussion threads 2009-06-12
- BD+ busted - Blu-ray on Linux one step closer?
- BD+ busted - Blu-ray on Linux one step closer?Blu-ray on Linux?We already have some of that covered:https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RestrictedFormats/BluRayAndHDDVDBefore people start crying DMCA you have to remember that the United States != rest of the world, thankfully. ;)RE: BD busted - Blu-ray on Linux one step closer?Great news. DMCA needs...
- Tags: Blu-ray, Consumer electronics, Blu-ray disc, DVD, movie, Linux
- Discussion threads 2008-11-03
- News to know: Black market zero days; Microsoft security; BlackBerry Bold; SAP
- Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Dancho Danchev: Black market for zero day vulnerabilities still thriving Spammers targeting Bebo, generate thousands of bogus accounts Larry Dignan: Microsoft: Third party apps...
- Tags: Security, Facebook, Larry Dignan, Information Technology, Dana Blankenhorn, SAP AG, RIM BlackBerry, Microsoft Corp., BlackBerry Bold, Microsoft Windows, Smart Phones, Cloud Computing, Linux, Operating Systems, Handhelds, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware
- Blog posts 2008-11-03
- Stop Blu-ray discs from phoning home with AnyDVD HD
- Did you know that Blu-ray discs can report back to studios when you play a disc? Yep. The BD-Live feature (which was initially touted as a way of delivering extra content to customers - as though Blu-ray didn't offer enough space in the first place) is being used by studios...
- Tags: Blu-ray Disc, Disc, Studio, Blu-Ray, DVD, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-10-31
- RealDVD: A walk through the complaint
- RealDVD: A walk through the complaintRealMEHI'd love a way to legally copy my DVDs to my computer's HD so I can watch them without a disc in the drive. However, I'd never buy anything from Real to do it.Software doesn't copy DVDs...... people do. Real might want to talk...
- Tags: Consumer electronics, Digital media, DVD, RealDVD, walk, IT IS
- Discussion threads 2008-09-30
- RealDVD officially launches, so does lawsuit
- RealDVD officially launches, so does lawsuitThis is stupid. I already do this with AnyDVD and mymovies.Its essentially built into my movies if you pay for the anydvd software. On top of that.. you can also rip HD and Blueray.The only thing you cant do directly is burn the...
- Tags: Consumer electronics, Standing Up, RealDVD, DVD, lawsuit
- Discussion threads 2008-09-30
- RealNetworks: Rip those DVDs (with a dash of DRM)
- RealNetworks: Rip those DVDs with a dash of DRMScam for your moneyWorthless...!Since most companies are going Media Centerstyle, this is a stand alone product.Facts do not say anything about HD resolution.Only thing this would be good for is laptops and travel. Buying licenses for multiple pc's is not my idea...
- Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Consumer electronics, Digital media, DVD, digital-rights management, RealNetworks Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-09-08
- Anyone ripped their entire DVD collection?
- Anyone ripped their entire DVD collection?dvd collectioni have also been thinking about doing this, i have found that depending on how you are planning to stream the media you have to format it different ways. if you are using a windows media extender (xbox360) the vob files have to be...
- Tags: Consumer electronics, DVD, DVD Collection, entire DVD collection
- Discussion threads 2008-05-19
- More on the Vista DVD playback issue
- More on the Vista DVD playback issueDid you tryreading your dvd with a software that does not support DRM of any form and does not rely on windows infrastructure, like VLC ?DId you try other DRM compatible software, like PowerDVD or the like ?To me this sound like a poor...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Digital rights management (DRM), Consumer electronics, Microsoft Windows Vista, DVD, Vista DVD playback issue, playback issue, Vista DVD, digital-rights management, HDCP
- Discussion threads 2008-05-15
- More on the Vista DVD playback issue
- I thought I'd give you an update on the DVD playback problem that I reported on yesterday. Here's a summary of the problem: DVD playback is corrupted when one of the three screens (in this case a Wacon Cintiq WX12) is used to display the...
- Tags: Problem, Microsoft Windows Vista, DVD, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-05-15
- Content Protection madness on Vista
- Content Protection madness on VistaBlu-Ray Deserves To FailI agree and am with you 100%. DRM will go away when consumers vote with their wallets. We have already seen some of this with the music industry.Blu-Ray/Sony = EPIC FAILBlu-Ray can kiss my DVD-Loving butt :)I would love to see...
- Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Digital media, Consumer electronics, digital-rights management, Content Protection, Microsoft Windows Vista, HDCP, mplayer, DVD, DRM IS
- Discussion threads 2008-05-14
- Content Protection madness on Vista
- [UPDATE: For more on this issue, check out this post.] I'm a firm believer in the idea that if you pay for hardware, you should be able to make full use of it. However, DRM and content protection mechanisms are increasingly making this difficult for people. ...
- Tags: Screen, Microsoft Windows Vista, Cintiq, DVD, Consumer Electronics, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Digital Rights Management (DRM), Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Security, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-05-14
- Friday Rant - Here's a perfect example of why DRM sucks
- Friday Rant - Here's a perfect example of why DRM sucksI agreeYep, the UK broadcasts look pretty swanky.But, whenever they're showing clips from US news shows or playing Friends on Channel 4 (so that's about... 90% of the day?), the quality is crap. Whether its just because US TV...
- Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), HD DVD, Digital media, Consumer electronics, DVD, TV & Home Theater, digital-rights management, DRM Sucks, HD-DVD, Friday Rant, perfect example, TV
- Discussion threads 2008-04-11
- Friday Rant - Here's a perfect example of why DRM sucks
- It's a Friday (again!) so that means time for another Friday Rant! Today a cautionary tale for those of you buying HD DVD players and discs. If you've been looking at the slew of cheap HD DVD discs and players on the market and feel that this...
- Tags: Digital-rights Management, HD-DVD, Hd Dvd, DVD, Consumer Electronics, Digital Rights Management (DRM), Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Security, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-04-11
- Hardware 2.0 - Best software applications/tools/utilities
- A few weeks ago my blogging colleague Ed Bott posted his top 10 list of favorite Windows applications. This was an excellent list and it contained several applications that are firm favorites of mine, specifically SnagIt, Keyfinder and Process Explorer. These applications make my daily work a lot easier. Ed...
- Tags: Application, CD, Disc, ISO, Best Software, Hardware, VMware Workstation, 7-zip, Tool, DVD, Virtual CD, Fraps, CDBurnerXP, UltraEdit, Foxit Reader, Productivity, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-04-07
- Hooray! Blu-ray BD+ hacked!
- The good folks at SlySoft announced last week that they'd broken the BD+ copy protection scheme: With today's release of version 6.4.0.0 of AnyDVD HD it is now also possible to make backup security copies of Blu-ray discs protected with BD+. Cool....
- Tags: Hollywood, Blu-ray, Copy Protection, SlySoft, Digital Media, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Robin Harris
- Blog posts 2008-03-23
- SlySoft cracks Blu-ray BD+ encryption
- [UPDATE 03/26/08 - Exercising its "Right to Reply" I have the following to share from Macrovision Corp, the company who currently owns the rights to BD+ technology: “Macrovision does not comment on specific techniques or procedures that may directly impact the BD+ security technology. BD+ is a...
- Tags: Blu-ray Disc, Macrovision Corp., Crack, Encryption, SlySoft, Blu-ray BD+, Blu-Ray, Hd Dvd, DVD, Consumer Electronics, Security, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-03-19
- Xbox 360 owners - No Blu-ray for you!
- Xbox 360 owners - No Blu-ray for you!XBox is not sellingand Blu-ray movies are over priced.Why should anybody want to buy two useless electronics??I KNEW this was going to happen...I always felt MS had this "You know, releasing that HDDVD Player might not have been such a good idea" thinking...
- Tags: Game players, Microsoft Xbox, Xbox 360 owner, Microsoft Xbox 360, Microsoft Corp., BluRay
- Discussion threads 2008-03-13
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