Lasse Penttinen
19 May 2005 10:54
Wired reports about a study that would make DVD backups tiny bit more difficult.
Here's how the system might work:Indeed, that would be a neat protection. But on the other hand, it is still beatable. I think a system like this would just make DVD player MOD-chips a hit product. Nevertheless it is an interesting study, and I am afraid that we will see something like this in the future.
At the store, someone buying a new DVD would have to provide a password or some kind of biometric data, like a fingerprint or iris scan, which would be added to the DVD's RFID tag.
Then, when the DVD was popped into a specially equipped DVD player, the viewer would be required to re-enter his or her password or fingerprint. The system would require consumers to buy new DVD players with RFID readers.