The First Circle of Limbo

If you guys are using WinDVD8 for your DVD, HD, Bluray playback, watch out. Corel (owners of Intervideo) have decided to disable the licenses of the players, in order to force users to update. Why? Well apparently hackers have figured out how to use WinDVD8 to hack the copy protection schemes of HD-DVD and Blu Ray. More here

Look, I know the record companies and movie studios want to protect their intellectual content. I've no problems with that. I do have problems with them crippling my systems in order to protect their content. Fair use and intellectual property rights rules should really be clarified. It would also help if the Recording Industry and Movie Studios realized that people aren't going to pay $15-35 for stuff they "know" costs alot less to make. And don't even get me started on all the different versions of a film they release, un-rated-director's-super-special-exclusive-remastered-alternate-ending bull.

I'd like it if when I purchased a recording I'd have the rights to take it and use it on any system I own, whether PC, Ipod, Tivo, or regular DVD player as long as I'm not selling it to someone else. The technology exists, we should be able to exploit it without having to worry about RIAA lawsuits.  

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