Sparda Posted May 19, 2007 Share Posted May 19, 2007 Not so much a question, more of a discussion point. I will buy CDs (obviously, no DRM at all, yay!), I will buy DVD (essentially no DRM). I am never going to buy a HD-DVD or BluRay movie for fairly obvious reason (it's not becasue the hardware is particularly expensive). Will the DRM go away (please some one, make it stop!! :cry:)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razor512 Posted May 19, 2007 Share Posted May 19, 2007 it wont go away until people boycott DRM content DRM is the reason why many new tv's and hd dvd and bluray players cost so much. HDCP seems to be a part of it and encrypts everything up to the tv. playing this content will require a lot more processing power of any hardware handling it (this will make the hardware cost more) boycott all forms of DRM and prices will go down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanda333 Posted May 19, 2007 Share Posted May 19, 2007 DRM is one of those big 'clusterfucks' that just sit there leeching away at technology like, well, like a leech. its honestly just about the worst attempt at managing digital rights i have ever seen. and i personally boycott DRM, but i also slander them too. one should not be satisfied with mere boycotting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun Posted May 19, 2007 Share Posted May 19, 2007 and i personally boycott DRM, but i also slander them too. You speak false claims about DRM? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparda Posted May 19, 2007 Author Share Posted May 19, 2007 DRM killed my brother and raped my sister! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lunex Posted May 19, 2007 Share Posted May 19, 2007 DRM killed my brother and raped my sister! Proof now or it didn't happen. Any estimates as to when we will have no choice but to by HDCPed hardware? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooper Posted May 19, 2007 Share Posted May 19, 2007 Any estimates as to when we will have no choice but to by HDCPed hardware? Somewhere between yesterday and last month I presume. Can you even BUY a non-HDPC LCD screen today? A lot of stuff will refuse to play nice with such devices already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razor512 Posted May 19, 2007 Share Posted May 19, 2007 I wonder who really profits form DRM (it doesnt seem to be the creators of the content being protected) just recently this happened http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/9674.cfm if the courts allow this, who will profit. microsoft and all the other big companies will be forced top pay MRT insane amounts of money to DRM their own content that they don't even want DRMed DRM is just a business and people are in it to make money, they could care less about anyone else, as long as they get their paycheck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun Posted May 19, 2007 Share Posted May 19, 2007 I wonder who really profits form DRM (it doesnt seem to be the creators of the content being protected) just recently this happened http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/9674.cfm if the courts allow this, who will profit. microsoft and all the other big companies will be forced top pay MRT insane amounts of money to DRM their own content that they don't even want DRMed DRM is just a business and people are in it to make money, they could care less about anyone else, as long as they get their paycheck Well, I don't think they'll win to be honest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparda Posted May 19, 2007 Author Share Posted May 19, 2007 I wonder who really profits form DRM (it doesnt seem to be the creators of the content being protected) I believe Intel hold all the patents surrounding HDCP. So they don't want it to go away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
l3db3tt3r Posted May 25, 2007 Share Posted May 25, 2007 I think DRM is doomed.. I mean it's faulty to begin with. The shit will get hacked and modded. I mean come on now... Try making something undo-able, and someone rises to make it do-able... fucked by design. is what i say.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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