[plug] Open source DVD playback

[Greg Mildenhall]

On Wed, 3 Oct 2001, Greg Mildenhall wrote:
> On Wed, 3 Oct 2001, Matt Kemner wrote:
> > On Wed, 3 Oct 2001, John Knight wrote:
> > > This is just an idea of mine, but why don't the 'DVD standard people'
> > > release a closed source, executable decryption programme?
> > By only licensing the decryption code to people who pay a license fee and
> > sign a contract, they are able to:

    d) Prevent non-licensee/stakeholders from selling their creations in a
       form playable on defacto standard hardware, thus gaining a
       stranglehold on entry to the content market.
    e) (unconfirmed) Contractually prevent content-producers from
       distributing their wares in competing formats.

Any more?

-Greg