john roberts homepagez-at-lycos.com |Lists| wrote:
I'm surprised I haven't seen this posted yet - but from google-ing around I found there is a new encryption method being used on some of the latest movies. This seems to prevent libdvdcss (1.2.8) from working.
Just thought you might want to know why "MythDVD/Rip" doesn't work on some of the latest movies.
-John
But, uhm, if libdvdcss fails, doesn't that affect playback as well as ripping? If not, how so?
Do you have a link or two to the story? What did you search for?
Is this just the new Macrovision RipGuard protection you are talking about? Link: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/02/15/macrovision_ripguard/
This is not a "new encryption" system. They would not be able to change encryption algorithms otherwise all existing players would stop working.
Basically this is the same as the CD protection they introduced where they fill the DVD with artificial errors in an attempt to confuse PC ripping software, although (hopefully) consumer players will be able to ignore the faults.
Obviously introducing all these errors will reduce the life of the disc since the existing error correction capabilities will be severely reduced... and you'll have to buy replacement discs more often, and you won't have been able to take a backup copy... and... hold on... it's as if they want you to have to keep buying the same disc over and over. :-)
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