New technology helps curb online DVD piracy
Found on Xinhua Online on Tuesday, 15 February 2005
A Silicon Valley company unveiled Tuesday a new technology that it claims to be able to block 97 percent of the DVD-copying software used by Internet pirates, without interfering with a DVD's paly ability or picture quality.
Macrovision Corp. said its RipGuard system, which can be included in personal computers, DVD players and DVD recorders, would plug the digital hole through which unauthorized versions of DVD films can be easily copied on a computer and then "burned" to other discs or put online for downloading.
"Macrovision RipGuard DVD is designed to dramatically reduce DVD ripping," Steve Weinstein, head of the company's entertainment technologies unit, said in a statement Tuesday.
Ok, but that still leaves 3%. While it might stop some homeusers from making copies, it won't put an end to sharing. What makes me wonder is this: "can be included in personal computers". So I'd have to install it first? Hello? It sounds like this can be "cracked" with the Shift-key again...