It looks like they have been selling these for awhile, so I would think that the DMCA suits would have started by now if they were going to happen. They probably fit in to some kind of loophole.
BTW, besides the DMCA being the source of a ton of lawsuits, I expect this to also cause quite a stir: http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20111122/04254316872/definitive-post-why-sopa-protect-ip-are-bad-bad-ideas.shtml ---- Julian On Wed, Nov 30, 2011 at 12:32 AM, Joshua MacCraw <[email protected]> wrote: > Cool deal & great proof of concept but DMCA would squash this, no? > > On Nov 29, 2011 1:09 PM, "Julian Zottl" <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > Amusing that we were talking about this today.... > > > > http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Blu-ray-HDMI-HDCP-Digilent-FPGA,14105.html#xtor=RSS-181 > > > > > > ---- > > Julian > > > > > > On Tue, Nov 29, 2011 at 1:51 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Yeah, not so much a threat. ANY Bluray player with a firmware newer > then > > > 1/1/2011 will not output anything but downconverted to 480P over > component, > > > otherwise they cannot get licensed... > > > > > > Analog Sunset means that ANY model that goes after that date is a > no-go. > > > > > > http://www.hometheaterforum.**com/t/315977/what-older-model-** > > > blu-ray-player-will-do-1080i-**through-component< > > http://www.hometheaterforum.com/t/315977/what-older-model-blu-ray-player-will-do-1080i-through-component > > > > > > > > > > > On 29.11.2011 13:36, Harry McGregor wrote: > > > > > >> Hi, > > >> > > >> If the blu ray player has component out (not just composite or s-video > > >> and HDMI), then there is no need for the HDFury. > > >> > > >> The threat has been that the MPAA would force the BluRay makers to > only > > >> output 720p, 1080p and 1080i via HDCP enabled HDMI, and would force > down > > >> resolution to 480p on component output. > > >> > > >> Some cable companies have done this for specific pay per view items, > but > > >> nothing else (yet?). > > >> > > >> The issue is devices like the HD PVR that let's you re-encode from > > >> Component inputs, the MPAA hates this idea/concept, and want's to > close > > >> the "analog hole" where you can re-digitize analog output (and the > > >> analog basically can't have encryption on it). > > >> > > >> Harry > > >> > > >> > > > >
