ChristopherK
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I'm posting this to the software forum because it was brought up at the DVD at 5 conference, and published in Video Store magazine. I thought some of you might find it interesting.
Copy Protection Tough To Standardize
A couple of quotes from the article (I'd also recommend reading them in context):
"Fair Use is not a consumer right, he said, but a legal defense against copyright infringement allegations." - referring to comments by Alan Bell, Sr.VP, WB Technical Operations
"Risking consumers’ ire over incompatible hardware may be a necessary consequence of protecting studio content, Bell said." - also referring to comments from Alan Bell
ChristopherK
Edit: Link fixed; thanks, Dave.
Copy Protection Tough To Standardize
A couple of quotes from the article (I'd also recommend reading them in context):
"Fair Use is not a consumer right, he said, but a legal defense against copyright infringement allegations." - referring to comments by Alan Bell, Sr.VP, WB Technical Operations
"Risking consumers’ ire over incompatible hardware may be a necessary consequence of protecting studio content, Bell said." - also referring to comments from Alan Bell
ChristopherK
Edit: Link fixed; thanks, Dave.