[LINK] The impact of DRM on the market for new content [Was: alternate media formats]

[Tom Koltai]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: link-bounces at mailman.anu.edu.au 
> [mailto:link-bounces at mailman.anu.edu.au] On Behalf Of Rick Welykochy
> Sent: Saturday, 5 March 2011 1:44 PM
> To: Jan Whitaker
> Cc: link at mailman.anu.edu.au
> Subject: Re: [LINK] The impact of DRM on the market for new 
> content [Was: alternate media formats]
> 
> 
> Jan Whitaker wrote:
> 
> > This parallels the DVD region silliness. There is nothing 
> > less-functional than a company protecting its turf once the 
> horse has 
> > bolted. (love mixed metaphors and I don't come up with them often)
> 
> The real silliness with DVDs was storing the encryption key
> on the DVD disk itself. This scheme was cracked within days
> by, i believe, someone from Scandinavia. Anyone recall the 
> release of a the DVD DRM cracker on the net in the 90's?
> 
I think it may have been called:

|==================================|
| Program Name: | DVD Decrypter    |
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| Author:       | LIGHTNING UK!    |
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http://www.dvddecrypter.com/

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