Saturday, May 5, 2007
Member since:
May 2004
May 2004
If you connect the HDDVD Drive on your computer and try to run a movie from a popular dvd playback software like WinDVD or PowerDVD (Both compatible with blu-ray and HdDVD) you will probably get HDCP warnings (Either your monitor is not HDCP Compliant, or your graphics card or its drivers)
Now, there's a DVD Player called AnyDVD from Slysoft. It became famous by enabling you to skip previews and stuff from normal dvd's and go directly to the menu. (Something that VLC does aswell).
AnyDVD has also an HD version, and guess what, it chews HDDVD's from the Xbox360 DVD drive in full splendor. How? It completely bypasses the Protection.
How is this legal? They are based in Ireland.
I think this is very interesting, considering the amount of money and time spent on anti-piracy protection software and hardware.
[Post edited by S_Coaster on May 5, 2007]
Now, there's a DVD Player called AnyDVD from Slysoft. It became famous by enabling you to skip previews and stuff from normal dvd's and go directly to the menu. (Something that VLC does aswell).
AnyDVD has also an HD version, and guess what, it chews HDDVD's from the Xbox360 DVD drive in full splendor. How? It completely bypasses the Protection.
How is this legal? They are based in Ireland.
I think this is very interesting, considering the amount of money and time spent on anti-piracy protection software and hardware.
[Post edited by S_Coaster on May 5, 2007]
Saturday, May 5, 2007
Member since:
March 2002
March 2002
In Ireland it's legal to pirate movies?
John
John
Sunday, May 6, 2007
Member since:
May 2004
May 2004
I know, it's weird. But apparently some copyright laws do not apply there.
Sunday, May 6, 2007
Member since:
March 2002
March 2002
you know, by that kind of reasoning, everything is legal because there are places in the world without any laws at all.
anyway, the software is legal only in its place of origin as well as places that don't have copyright laws like the ones in the u.s. if this company advertises its products to the u.s. market, then it falls under the jurisdiction of u.s. law, too. it doesn't fall under american jurisdiction if it doesn't intentionally try to reach u.s. consumers (i.e. no marketing aimed at americans).
[Post edited by posters5 on May 6, 2007]
anyway, the software is legal only in its place of origin as well as places that don't have copyright laws like the ones in the u.s. if this company advertises its products to the u.s. market, then it falls under the jurisdiction of u.s. law, too. it doesn't fall under american jurisdiction if it doesn't intentionally try to reach u.s. consumers (i.e. no marketing aimed at americans).
[Post edited by posters5 on May 6, 2007]
Monday, May 7, 2007
Member since:
April 2006
April 2006
There are some weird rules all over.
For example, when the music industry tried to get ISP here to release data on subscribers like they do in the US the ISP fought it. Eventually the supreme court here said that downloading a song was no different than photocopying a page from a book in library or something.
Thought that was rather strange. Maybe they just didn’t want the Music industry hounds harassing every one.
Anyway I might be a bit off on the semantics of exactly how it got there, but it not being illegal was the end result (I am like 90% sure of this cause I have no reason and no interest to really verify). Not sure the details around what you can do with it once you have it haha.
Cheers
For example, when the music industry tried to get ISP here to release data on subscribers like they do in the US the ISP fought it. Eventually the supreme court here said that downloading a song was no different than photocopying a page from a book in library or something.
Thought that was rather strange. Maybe they just didn’t want the Music industry hounds harassing every one.
Anyway I might be a bit off on the semantics of exactly how it got there, but it not being illegal was the end result (I am like 90% sure of this cause I have no reason and no interest to really verify). Not sure the details around what you can do with it once you have it haha.
Cheers
