Sony Pictures DVD's have a new a copy protection that makes the movies
unplayable on some Sony (& other makes) DVD players!
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| Sony Tech: We know about this problem. Its our new copy protection
| that's making these discs unplayable in some players including our own,
| we do not intend to change the copy protection.
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http://sonystrikesagain.wordpress.com/
No wonder people want DRM altogether banned. This would prevent companies
from discriminating against Free software (even though it's already possible
to play Blu-ray and HD DVD on GNU/Linux).
Related:
First AACS Blu-Ray/HD-DVD Key Revoked
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| According to the release, 'Please be aware that failure to apply the
| update will result in AACS-protected HD DVD and BD playback being
| disabled,' which pretty much confirms that the key revocation has
| already taken place for all newly released Blu-Ray and HD-DVD discs."
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http://it.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/04/07/1417253&from=rss
Sony Report Reveals First Look at Absolute Blu-ray and HD DVD Disc Sales
Figures
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| While we should note that the VideoScan numbers are not all-inclusive
| (for example, they don't include discs sold at Wal-Mart or some
| online merchants), the lower sales numbers at the bottom end of
| weekly list and on display elsewhere in the report (where some
| titles are listed as selling fewer than 200 units since inception)
| are certainly still a sobering reminder that both formats still
| have a long way to go in their shared quest to supplant
| standard-def DVD.
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http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/show/564
How-To: Play Blu-ray and HD DVD Movie Discs in Linux
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| At this point it's not an elegant solution, but they're getting there.
| Soon, I'm sure, it will be as easy as just dropping in the disc.
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http://www.ehomeupgrade.com/entry/3737/how-to_play_blu-ray
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