Mr. James W. Laferriere wrote:
> Hello All ,
>
> Here we go . Two differant hardware types to prevent users from
> making private backups of items that they have purchased . I hope
> that somewhere in the community there is a methodology to
> circumvent this stupidity .
>
> Below is a snippet from the URL below this :
>
> Why are there two formats? The key reason for the introduction of
> DVD-R for General media is that it contains content protection
> measures that make it physically impossible to make a bit-for-bit
> copies of CSS encrypted entertainment titles.
>
> http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/Pioneer/Files/DVDRMedia-GeneralvsAuthoring.pdf
Thought I'd point out that this is old news. Very old in fact.
This was set when the DVD-R standard was put in place ...
Or actually, shortly thereafter.
At first there was only one standard, DVD-R. Now there are two at
different wavelengths, DVD For General (cannot copy css encrypted
things) and DVD-R For Authoring which can but those discs cost a lot
more. DVD-R was renamed DVD-R For Authoring.
// Stefan
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