Blu-Ray to Include New Copy Protection

Blu-Ray to Include New Copy Protection 536

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Wednesday August 10, 2005 @05:08PM from the just-what-we-needed dept.

Lord Haha writes "In an announcement (warning: links to a PDF) last night, the Blu-ray Disc Association, led by Sony, representing one of two competing high-definition DVD formats (the other being HD-DVD, led by Toshiba), stated it will simultaneously embrace digital watermarking, programmable cryptography, and a self-destruct code for Blu-ray disc players. Will this be the continuation of the trend into more and more restrictive DRM? Or something that will fade away like Betamax Tapes? Two articles on the topic can be found at Tom's Hardware and PC World."

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Sounds like mission impossible (Score:5, Funny)

by aaronsb ( 138360 ) writes: <aaronsb@[ ]il.com ['gma' in gap]> on Wednesday August 10, 2005 @05:10PM (#13289217)

This disc (and player) will self destruct in 5 seconds.

Re:Sounds like mission impossible (Score:3, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Wednesday August 10, 2005 @05:14PM (#13289265)

This disc (and player) will self destruct in 5 seconds.

So will support for this format.

I'm starting a Pool (Score:2, Funny)

by ReidMaynard ( 161608 ) writes: on Wednesday August 10, 2005 @05:19PM (#13289324) Homepage

How many hours after the first commercial sale of one of these "registered" blu-ray burners will a hack be announced?

I'm putting a dollar on the "25 hour" square

I wonder if the Self-Destruct Code will be... (Score:5, Funny)

by FrankieBoy ( 452356 ) writes: on Wednesday August 10, 2005 @05:22PM (#13289351)

KIRK: Destruct sequence one. Code one, one-A.

SPOCK: Destruct sequence number two. Code one, one-A, two-B.

SCOTT: Destruct sequence number three. Code one-B, two-B, three.

KIRK: Begin thirty second countdown. Code zero, zero, zero, destruct, zero.

Or perhaps the Futurama version (Score:3, Funny)

by Dachannien ( 617929 ) writes: on Wednesday August 10, 2005 @05:29PM (#13289426)

George Takei: Let's take them out with us. Do you guys have a self destruct code? Like "Destruct Sequence one-A, two-B, three"--

(Bender's head explodes instantly.)

Bender: Thanks a lot, Takei! Now everybody knows!

self-destuct code!!!!!1!11!! (Score:1, Funny)

by bigalsenior ( 869954 ) writes: on Wednesday August 10, 2005 @05:34PM (#13289461)

this copy of deep penetration 461 is illegal **click** **boom**
bollocks

Re:self-destruct code (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Wednesday August 10, 2005 @05:48PM (#13289567)

So, (HCF) halt-catch-fire was finally initiated, i've waited forever to use that command!

Re:Scary. very scary. (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Wednesday August 10, 2005 @06:21PM (#13289877)

Looks like you haven't paid your protection money this month. My friend Vito would like to speak to you about that. Be nice to him. You wouldn't want anything to happen to that nice DVD player, would ya?

Re:Follow the Porn (Score:3, Funny)

by FriedTurkey ( 761642 ) * writes: on Wednesday August 10, 2005 @06:23PM (#13289907)

I am not sure I want my porn in HD-TV.

Ron Jeremy in high defintion on a 90 inch TV would cause nightmares.

Re:Scary. very scary. (Score:3, Funny)

by WormholeFiend ( 674934 ) writes: on Wednesday August 10, 2005 @06:34PM (#13289999)

First they came for the Half Life 2 players, but I said nothing because I dont play FPS games...

Re:Not buyin' it (Score:3, Funny)

by FuturePastNow ( 836765 ) writes: on Wednesday August 10, 2005 @06:38PM (#13290029)

I'd buy it, just to get a piece of the class-action suit.

lol self destruct code? (Score:3, Funny)

by jspectre ( 102549 ) writes: on Wednesday August 10, 2005 @06:46PM (#13290096) Journal

great.. so take a "bad" disc into your local eletronics shop and destroy ever demo player they have.. niiiiice. way to go sony!

Re:Not buyin' it (Score:3, Funny)

by Farmer Tim ( 530755 ) writes: on Thursday August 11, 2005 @05:44AM (#13292946) Journal

...and I can always just walk along the street and whistle

But don't whistle anything you heard on a CD, or your lips may be impounded under the DMCA.

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Sounds like mission impossible (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Sounds like mission impossible (Score:3, Funny)

I'm starting a Pool (Score:2, Funny)

I wonder if the Self-Destruct Code will be... (Score:5, Funny)

Or perhaps the Futurama version (Score:3, Funny)

self-destuct code!!!!!1!11!! (Score:1, Funny)

Re:self-destruct code (Score:1, Funny)

Re:Scary. very scary. (Score:1, Funny)

Re:Follow the Porn (Score:3, Funny)

Re:Scary. very scary. (Score:3, Funny)

Re:Not buyin' it (Score:3, Funny)

lol self destruct code? (Score:3, Funny)

Re:Not buyin' it (Score:3, Funny)

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