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Hollywood set to allow copying movies

11 August 2006 8:16 by Dave "Davedough" Horvath | 73 comments

Hollywood set to allow copying movies It seems like the movie studios have given up on internet piracy and decided to allow all people to copy to their hearts content without any ill effects. Well no, thats not the case, but in a revelation, it appears they just may be taking a step in a direction to meet the demands of consumers in a more convenient way.

It seems that DVD Copy Control Association, makers of CSS encryption standard are going to relax their controls over legally downloadable content and the ability to save the content locally. After reports of such on-demand movie download sites such as CinemaNow and Movielink have shown less than stellar profits, executives have begun to rethink their strategies.

A major complaint from consumers was that legally downloadable movies were restricted by the CSS standard in which they could only be played on the PC or Mac and were only playable on a TV set by some means of circumvention. Addressing this, the DVD Copy Control Association will make adaptations to the CSS standard to allow users to copy the movies onto a blank DVD.

This change could also influence local movie retailers such as allowing them to setup a kiosk with various movie titles within it. All a consumer would need to do is step up to the kiosk, pay a nominal fee for the movie while the kiosk burns a copy onto DVD. Movie libraries at local video stores could increase dramatically without the added overhead of stocking.

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    Ballpyhon (Inactive) 21 August 2006 5:24 Send private message to this user   
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    Ardis (Newbie) 21 August 2006 5:21 _
    As long as we are bitching about law in the USA what about baby killing; 4000 every day and people are walking around like nothings wrong??? Get real!, Walmart even shows three or more children in their adds; they need people to buy their stuff, But now Walmart is sending money to Planned Parenthood??? HellO ???…People…
    i have to agree with you because it is better to have unwanted babies who end up being neglected and/or abused whether it be physical, emotionally and/or sexually. that and having babies who are literally thrown in the trash because the mothers who don't give a crap don't want the child, also we need more mothers on welfare because the fathers who can't/don't take responsibility for their children. i enjoy seeing my tax dollars going to pay for said welfare. All the women who get raped need to be reminded of the horrible experience they have gone thru on a daily basis.
    why we are at it, let's take away womens right to vote, after all they need to be at home taking care of their unwanted children, they don't need to be bothered with silly things like political issues and the like. Since they are staying at home, they can't work, so why do they need a social security number?
    obviously there is going to be an overpopulation of children, so why not put them to work? it would give the economy a boost wouldn't it? after all the kids would be able to spend their money on toys, helping support the industries that cater to children. i could continue but why bother?

    i almost forgot, we need more children to use in the Wal-Mart adds. so the overpopulation of children is an awsome idea. the general public likes variety. with the abundance of children, the modeling agencies would not have a problem picking them out at the adoption agencies.

    This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 21 August 2006 5:35

    Ballpyhon (Inactive) 21 August 2006 5:27 Send private message to this user   
    oops! double posted.

    This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 21 August 2006 5:29

    hummus19 (Inactive) 21 August 2006 5:37 Send private message to this user   
    nice, very well put. jesus voted republican because, as we all know, smaller government was much more important to him than caring for the poor and weak among us.
    TheFink (Inactive) 21 August 2006 7:02 Send private message to this user   
    They need to make more online games about finding babies homes instead of killing aliens from another planet ... LMAO !!

    Over population is what's killing the world - WEAR A CONDOM !!!

    ZippyDSM (AfterDawn Addict) 21 August 2006 7:10 Send private message to this user   
    Ardis and this is the reason why musilums are so fcked up,being withdrawn from reality and havening a group of men hold onto power for generations force wemon to be slaves and force anything they don't like as being demonic and kill it on sight....hell christiany when thru the same faze but "grew" out of it,altho today those with a taste of power fight a different war to resend the laws we live by create a theorecal dictatorship and have "GOD" and the black boots control the populace while the cooperations and money control everything else..*shudders* ya your god "saves" all alright.....

    sorry for the rant ><

    TheFink
    they cant look up sodomy in webesters it says bascily anythign that involes sex withouth the intent to ahve a kid is wrong/bad/illeage...thus why Abstnace only is forced in shcools and the popluation exploed's forceign the US to become a 3rd world nation so the coperations ahve one less power to deal with.....ok I might went a bit far with that rant...but how else are the coperations going to gain anythign from destroying the US?
    TheFink (Inactive) 21 August 2006 7:55 Send private message to this user   
    I think these "Gods" everyone worships need to stop slacking off and show thier faces around thier job sites :) ... maybe they'll all show up riding unicorns with downloaded copies of "Bruce Almighty"
    ZippyDSM (AfterDawn Addict) 21 August 2006 7:57 Send private message to this user   
    TheFink
    I wonder if god shows up theyed burn him at the stake for useing magic 0-o

    but then again theyed have to put a fw of thier own up frist after all thinking abstnace only will work in endorseing magic 0-o
    Ballpyhon (Inactive) 21 August 2006 9:38 Send private message to this user   
    ...and this is how "Hollywood set to allow copying movies" turned into talking about abortion, women's rights, religion and corporate America!!!!!
    TheFink (Inactive) 21 August 2006 9:49 Send private message to this user   
    Ba-da-da-da-da I'M LUVIN' IT !
    ZippyDSM (AfterDawn Addict) 21 August 2006 9:50 Send private message to this user   
    Ballpyhon
    the road to hell is paved wif off topic comments :3 I am cuddleing my AC and frieing weeners :P
    oh well I think its already filled will on the comments it needs,unless thigns dont cool off the mods will ahve to warn once then badn anyone who posts.
    I wonder when they are updateign teh forum so that new can be properly modded....it would help I would think 0_o
    aabbccdd (Inactive) 21 August 2006 9:52 Send private message to this user   
    NO Politics guy READ this...

    http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/379741

    this is directly from the man !!!

    Lian-Li V1000 Full Tower/Antec-TruePower550-Watt/ASUS A8N32-SLI Deluxe MB Socket 939/ Seagate160GB Barracuda/ Westeren Digital Raptor 150 GB Sata/NVIDIA Geforce-7800 GTX KO ACS-3 Edition/ CORSAIR XMS 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR SDRAM Unbuffered DDR 433(PC 3500)/AMD Opteron 175 Demark Dual Core/Zalman CNPS-9500 LED Cooler/2-Plextor PX-716A Drives/Lite-On SHW-160P6S/View Sonic-VP2030b 20.1"LCD 1600x1200 res.8ms Respone Time

    This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 22 August 2006 21:13

    ZippyDSM (AfterDawn Addict) 21 August 2006 10:11 Send private message to this user   
    aabbccdd
    thats becuse they have to overhaul the form to mod new comments and well they have not upgraded the site yet >< *L*
    but I guess mabye a stict 1 month ban to thos that start this BS up would be a start...and I shall start by shuting up sicne I have post to darn much ><
    hummus19 (Inactive) 21 August 2006 10:21 Send private message to this user   
    thats retarded. like im supposed to help some terrorist figure out a problem on copying Dumbo?


    j/k
    pantsfire (Newbie) 22 August 2006 7:48 Send private message to this user   
    How exciting!!!!!!!
    Ballpyhon (Inactive) 22 August 2006 12:50 Send private message to this user   
    Quote:
    aabbccdd (AfterDawn Addict) 21. August 2006 @ 13:52
    NO Politics guy READ this...

    http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/379741

    this is directly from the man !!!
    not to argue with you, but hypothetically speaking, say person x gets banned for talking about politics, who's to say he won't go to his router configurations and change his mac address to get another ip #, and/or make a new screen name?

    Also, i have to mention the fact that "copying" DVDs/CDs is VERY politically driven. being as laws have been passed, by POLITITIONS, to prevent such actions to take place. The MPAA, RIAA, and all the other ones i cant think of ATM, also target those who choose to copy materials that are copyrighted. such individuals who do "copy" said materials, are "breaking the Law", unless they own the original material, and have not circumvented the copy protection (at least that is my understanding of the law).

    most importantly, i just like to complain about that which i can not change.

    My mom taught me to share, how about you?
    ZippyDSM (AfterDawn Addict) 22 August 2006 13:13 Send private message to this user   
    Ballpyhon
    heheheh true ture..but such thigns should be done in thoer owen thread unless news story XXX is about politicts directly and throwing baby killing or whatever BS nut jobs "comment" on for no good reason .....well.....thats soemthing for the forum to fix so they can smite the posts and hopefuly bring the thread back to topic,we all like to compalin thus why we are so quick to join the road to hell :P (off topic discusion)

    I have a brain...I think......

    Windows Vister
    I dub thee vister untill thee can prove thyself.

    I aint the brightest bulb around but I can feel my way in the dark...

    I fuzzy braind mew =0_o=

    FIGHT THE M.A.F.I.A.A.
    "Music And Film Industry Association of America.."

    "Hollywood the 4kids of comic moives."


    anyone know of a DVD palyer that will auto paly a moive?
    skip or play thru all the stuff it cant skip and jsut auto play the darn moive?
    I have a 80 soemthign grandmother and her sis that want to wath moives and cant figure out the DVD remote...
    lonestar6 (Inactive) 22 August 2006 16:18 Send private message to this user   
    Hey, sometimes you guys need to focus on what is being discussed... I log on to these forums usually only through newsletters, I have 5 children and really don't have time to read through all your BS. There actually was a real question for help buried in there and the rest was relative crap.... get a life guys!!!!!
    aabbccdd (Inactive) 22 August 2006 21:12 Send private message to this user   
    ok i will contact a mod and let them straighten it out. you guys need to stay on topic at the very least

    Lian-Li V1000 Full Tower/Antec-TruePower550-Watt/ASUS A8N32-SLI Deluxe MB Socket 939/ Seagate160GB Barracuda/ Westeren Digital Raptor 150 GB Sata/NVIDIA Geforce-7800 GTX KO ACS-3 Edition/ CORSAIR XMS 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR SDRAM Unbuffered DDR 433(PC 3500)/AMD Opteron 175 Demark Dual Core/Zalman CNPS-9500 LED Cooler/2-Plextor PX-716A Drives/Lite-On SHW-160P6S/View Sonic-VP2030b 20.1"LCD 1600x1200 res.8ms Respone Time

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    ZippyDSM (AfterDawn Addict) 23 August 2006 1:20 Send private message to this user   
    lonestar6 /aabbccdd
    but but but its sooo hard ;_;
    LOL

    sowwy ><
    obangede (Newbie) 23 August 2006 2:34 Send private message to this user   
    da whole lot of you guys are disgusting in your remarks and ihope you all are aware dis is free online and some peoples sensitivity can be offended with such absord remarks,why dont you just stick to the right business the forum is meant for?
    Ballpyhon (Inactive) 23 August 2006 18:34 Send private message to this user   
    Quote:
    obangede (Newbie) 23 August 2006 6:34 Send private message to this user
    da whole lot of you guys are disgusting in your remarks and ihope you all are aware dis is free online and some peoples sensitivity can be offended with such absord remarks,why dont you just stick to the right business the forum is meant for?
    Okay.... which is the disgusting part, and which is the offensive part? if you find politics either disgusting or offensive, i would have to completely agree with you. politicians are both, and the laws they make are much worse than that. besides, this thread is beyond recovering it to the original topic, so i am taking full advantage of this and rolling with it.
    ofolion (Senior Member) 24 August 2006 2:48 Send private message to this user   
    I doubt it will take off...first off all you don't want to be waiting in cue whilst they burn a DVD9 taking like 20 minutes or something then not even have a original disc!!! It could have burn problems and other thing before you even played it...bad idea i think
    obangede (Newbie) 24 August 2006 3:21 Send private message to this user   
    Ballcyphon.
    yes you are right about politicians and i also like to say religion should be xclusively a personal issue not for forums like this and it sad to learn that the forum cant be jerked back to it's course,so enjoy it while it lasts.
    obangede (Newbie) 24 August 2006 3:24 Send private message to this user   
    sorry PAL,i got you spelt wrongly.
    FredBun (Senior Member) 25 August 2006 17:21 Send private message to this user   
    I'll believe all this when I see it, and even than I have my reservations.
    YOBUZZB (Member) 27 August 2006 19:50 Send private message to this user   
    Aside from the comments having nothing to do with the article above, I'll throw my 2 cents in. Don't be fooled by anything they do regarding CSS control. They're not about to loosen their grip without being in total control. Hopefully, we will continue to have someone with the ability to circumvent whatever they do and supply it to the masses. Some laws, like some rules, are made to be broken. The laws that say I have no right to copy something I've paid for is just wrong!
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