Date: Fri, 18 May 2001 14:20:15 -0400
From: Clinton Parker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: DVD question
Chris Kalos wrote:
> So, you can copy an unencrypted disc. I thought we were talking
> about encrypted DVDs, ne?
I used that to illustrate the point I was trying to make. That one could
also copy the encrypted data files on a DVD-ROM just as easily (not that
I am advocating this). You do not have to decrypt the files to copy
them!
> It *is* impossible to create a duplicate disc without special
> hardware and media. It simply won't descramble on a home deck if you use
> a DVD-General disc.
The fact that it might be costly to get hardware and media (at least for
now) that will do this, does not change the fact that it can be done.
Your argument is simply saying that the media is the copy protection,
not the encryption. If the media and recorders become reasonably priced
(as happened with CD-R), you will quickly see how meaningless your
argument is. I am sure that the MPAA knows this and that is why they are
doing everything they can to paint a false claim that this is copy
protection. Sorry, the facts just don't support this claim.
Once copied, the DVD player is quite happy to do the decryption for you
when it plays back the copy. So where is the copy protection? Answer:
the encryption does not offer any! Think about this. The encryption
offers some access protection (for price fixing and distribution control
by MPAA, etc. ...) but it offers NO copy protection. The MPAA is just
trying to sell you and everyone else on this so that they can justify
it's (CSS) existence and the need for a law to protect CSS (and thus use
it for price fixing).
As I original said, I am not trying to do anything illegal. It is not
illegal to copy, for personal use, the encrypted files from the DVD-ROM
disk, that I own, to my HD. I am not decrypting them, the DVD player
will do this when it plays back the video. I am just trying to find out
what (legal) hardware and/or software is available (if any) to do this
so that I can play back the HD copy of the DVD on my Libretto 100CT. It
really should not be that complicated and sorry for getting off topic. I
really would like to do this. Just trying to find out how - legally.
Regards,
Clinton Parker
see:
http://www.digital-digest.com/nickyguides/piracy-info.htm
for a better description of this than I can give
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