What is this nonsense? (Anti DVD piracy chip)
Gary Howland
gary at systemics.com
Fri Sep 13 09:06:36 PDT 1996
Taken from a recent Edupage:
> SGS-THOMSON TAKES AIM AT DVD PIRACY
> SGS-Thomson Microelectronics has developed a computer chip that prevents
> would-be DVD pirates from making unlawful copies of movies from digital
> video disc players. The chip scrambles the disk's coding if it's duplicated
> on a VCR. (Investor's Business Daily 11 Sep 96 A6)
Anyone know anything about this? Sounds like nonsense to me ...
Gary
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