IP: : RE: more on Prisoner of DVD

[David Farber <dfarber@earthlink.net>]

-----Original Message-----
From: "Rick Adams" <ricknews@cello-us.com>
Date: Sun, 14 Apr 2002 14:13:05 
To: <farber@cis.upenn.edu>
Subject: RE: more on  Prisoner of DVD

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This is the real heart of the MPAA fight against DeCSS.

If they can't control the players, then they can't control the viewer.

If you can have an non-MPAA approved DVD player (e.g. a PC with a DVD
drive) then you can ignore their attempts to force you to watch the
commercials at the beginning. (A preview is after all a commercial).

The worst offender I've come across is the Richard Sharpe series from
BFS Entertainment.
The beginning commercial is over 3 minutes long and you can not skip it
(with an MPAA
Approved DVD player)

It's not about illegal copying. That's a red herring. It's all about
controlling the viewer.

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