Re: RealMagic DVD-cards

Craig Whitmore (lennon@igrin.co.nz)
Mon, 16 Aug 1999 09:15:01 +1200


Well in New Zealand (zone 4) They are (in the main video stores (Video Easy
etc)) They are hiring out Zone 1 DVD's.
If the distributors allow this it kinda makes a mockery of the Zoning :(

Thanks
Craig Whitmore
iGRIN Internet

----- Original Message -----
From: Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To: B.W. McAdams <brendan@plexmedia.com>
Cc: <linux-kernel@vger.rutgers.edu>
Sent: Friday, 13 August 1999 9:55
Subject: Re: RealMagic DVD-cards

> > Although I guess we would still need DVD Player software for linux once
the
> > card was driven.
> > hmmm.
> > Anyone know if theres a project out there to write a Software based DVD
Player?
>
> There are but its hard. In order to protect their habit of selling the
> same movie in different countries at different times and different prices
> the DVD vendors use crypto and country coding. People are breaking this
> stuff but its non trivial
>
>
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