1996-09-13 - What is this nonsense? (Anti DVD piracy chip)
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From: Gary Howland <gary@systemics.com>
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From: Gary Howland <gary@systemics.com>
Date: Sat, 14 Sep 1996 00:06:36 +0800
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: What is this nonsense? (Anti DVD piracy chip)
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Taken from a recent Edupage:
> SGS-THOMSON TAKES AIM AT DVD PIRACY
> SGS-Thomson Microelectronics has developed a computer chip that prevents
> would-be DVD pirates from making unlawful copies of movies from digital
> video disc players. The chip scrambles the disk's coding if it's duplicated
> on a VCR. (Investor's Business Daily 11 Sep 96 A6)
Anyone know anything about this? Sounds like nonsense to me ...
Gary
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