[Hendrix]

I love it: use meaningless legal distinctions to win the argument. If it does not alter the DVD, there is no violation even though the same result would occur if the DVD were altered (i.e., the machine is altering what you see--not the DVD itself).

[linda_22003]

I'm not arguing with you, so I'm not using anything to "win an argument". I didn't write the laws, just trying to help explain them.

[durasell]

The DVD is being altered by the coding, which the user doesn't see.

The problem with this for the movie studios is that, if legal, there's nothing to keep an airline or television station or foreign market from buying the device and then purchasing the lower cost rights to show the full movie.