Date: Thu, 19 Feb 1998 11:13:50 -0800 (PST) From: William Knowles <erehwon@dis.org>
BURBANK, Calif. (February 19, 1998 09:06 a.m. EST http://www.nando.net) -- Five computer and electronics industry giants have agreed on a strategy to prevent people from illegally copying digital movies and music, the Los Angeles Times reported Thursday.
According to the proposal, high-definition TV sets, personal computers, digital video disc players, digital video cassette recorders and set-top boxes would be equipped with technology that requires a code before a copyrighted piece of work can be transferred from one device to another.
It would ensure that someone who watches or listens to digital movies or music over satellite services, cable networks and the Internet won't be able to make copies without permission.
The encryption technique scrambles the copyrighted material in one device so it cannot be unscrambled by another device without the correct software key.
It's unscrambled when it is listened to...what are they thinking? ---guy Escpecially regarding computers, this won't work.