From: Michael Stutz <stutz@dsl.org>
Date: Wed, 17 Sep 1997 22:20:47 +0800
To: cypherpunks@Algebra.COM
Subject: Divx
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.3.95.970917100443.940E-100000@devel.nacs.net>
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>From <http://www.wired.com/news/news/technology/story/6947.html>:

Divx Protects Content, But Not Your Liberties
			
The ability to create pristine copies of any digital work is seen as a
threat by some Hollywood studios, which are experimenting with a new
pay-to-play DVD format to protect their intellectual property. This format,
Divx, could conceivably hobble the video rental business, but some see its
real threat as an invasion of consumer privacy - and the freedom to view
information anonymously.