[plug] Open source DVD playback

[alan howard]

On Mon,  8 Oct 2001 09:30, Greg Mildenhall wrote:
> On Fri, 5 Oct 2001, John Knight wrote:
 
> The DVD consortium has devised a standard, then expressly prohibited the
> (through force of law) implementation or even use of that standard by any
> competing party. That is anticompetitive to a fault.
>
 just a few comments. this has all hapenned before with JVC having rights to 
VHS, sony with beta and video 8, sony and philips with cd, sony with minidisc 
etc. i cant really see the piont. they devoloped the system and therefore 
have rights to make as much money as they can out of dvd. it may be 
anticompetive to some extent., but i'm sure if you paid the right fees you to 
could make a dvd player, whether it be for pc or home entertainment system.
rgds
alan howard