[sigSEGV]

Arghh. When will the media learn. This program has nothing to do with COPYING. The program only enables PLAYING of DVDs. There is no copy protection on DVDs.

[jlogajan]

Hurray! In the internet connected world, this means big brother attempts by the RIAA and MPA and so forth will be pointless here in the USA because we can get the software off shore.

[weegee]

The attempts at blocking the duplication of a DVD keeps the format from being all that it could be (although DVD really is just a stepping stone to the next generation of recorded video technology, something denser/higher definition will hit the market).

DVDs are currently limited in their storage capacity. If the program could be off loaded to a harddrive in the DVD player, multi-level and multi-disc recordings could play through seemlessly. Won't ever be permitted though as the industry is too fearful of home piracy. Alternate branching in playback could be faster too (give the viewer the option to watch the movie's theatrical cut, director's cut, workprint cut, or extended cut).

Some planned DVD recorders don't even record to disc, just a temporary drive internal in the box.

I've heard that some digital video receivers put a block signal in the pay-per-view broadcasts that jam the video signal on recordings, even VCRs. The program looks fine when the original broadcast is watched but noticable every few minutes on playback.

Big Media does not like the concept of fair use/home taping (Hollywood didn't even like the Supreme Court decision in favor of Sony Betamax).