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GStreamer to support DRM

GStreamer to support DRM

Posted Dec 13, 2005 20:54 UTC (Tue) by proski (subscriber, #104)
In reply to: GStreamer to support DRM by ballombe
Parent article: GStreamer to support DRM

Once only DRM-enabled media will be readable
Please go to the nearest hardware store and pick up a DVD reader that doesn't read CDs or a unencrypted DVDs.

Seriously, let's deal with realistic threats first. There are enough of them.


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GStreamer to support DRM

Posted Dec 15, 2005 0:23 UTC (Thu) by job (subscriber, #670) [Link]

It's not unrealistic at all. Part of the original DVD designs hard wired area of the disc was a special bit that should make sure you could not play home made movies in stationary video players. This failed together with the region coding scheme only because the DVD Alliances control over the keys were to coarse. They will not do the same mistake again, I'm afraid.

GStreamer to support DRM

Posted Dec 15, 2005 16:12 UTC (Thu) by mmarsh (subscriber, #17029) [Link]

Actually, there are (or at least were -- don't know the status now) DVD players that won't play CDs that you've burned yourself. That includes music that you've created and recorded yourself, so it doesn't apply solely to copyright-infringing discs.

GStreamer to support DRM

Posted Dec 31, 2005 18:27 UTC (Sat) by petegn (guest, #847) [Link]

>Please go to the nearest hardware store and pick up a DVD reader that doesn't read CDs or a unencrypted DVDs.

Thats a piece of cake a friend of mine has a fairly new june 2005 combined dvd/video machine it refuses point blank to read audio CD's also wont read VCD's and it cost enough ..

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