Comments on: DVD Forum Approves China’s HD Disc Format http://www.hdblog.net/2005/11/30/dvd-forum-approves-chinas-hd-disc-format/ HDTV Home Theater and Television Tue, 02 Dec 2008 20:16:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.2 Comment on DVD Forum Approves China’s HD Disc Format by: Henning http://www.hdblog.net/2005/11/30/dvd-forum-approves-chinas-hd-disc-format/#comment-1722 Thu, 01 Dec 2005 01:00:07 +0000 http://www.hdblog.net/2005/11/30/dvd-forum-approves-chinas-hd-disc-format/#comment-1722 I'm quite curious as to what that copy protection is. Blu-ray (and HD DVD to an extent) is being lambasted by consumers who think its copy protection goes much too far. What else can they add? I’m quite curious as to what that copy protection is. Blu-ray (and HD DVD to an extent) is being lambasted by consumers who think its copy protection goes much too far. What else can they add?

]]> Comment on DVD Forum Approves China’s HD Disc Format by: Tony http://www.hdblog.net/2005/11/30/dvd-forum-approves-chinas-hd-disc-format/#comment-1721 Wed, 30 Nov 2005 23:45:59 +0000 http://www.hdblog.net/2005/11/30/dvd-forum-approves-chinas-hd-disc-format/#comment-1721 Maybe the reason the licensing fees were so high to begin with is due to the fact that movie piracy runs rampant in China and other parts of Asia. I think thats the reason why they probably won't lower the licensing fees anytime soon. Who knows? Maybe if China can prove that their discs with superior copyright protection can minimize piracy in that region, the licensing fees will drop in price. The problem is, recent history shows how easy it is to break any incarnation of media copy protection. Maybe the reason the licensing fees were so high to begin with is due to the fact that movie piracy runs rampant in China and other parts of Asia. I think thats the reason why they probably won’t lower the licensing fees anytime soon.

Who knows? Maybe if China can prove that their discs with superior copyright protection can minimize piracy in that region, the licensing fees will drop in price. The problem is, recent history shows how easy it is to break any incarnation of media copy protection.

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