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High-def discs will never require dedicated Internet connection
"We do expect, in most scenarios, that managed copy is going to require an Internet transaction to perform the copy," admitted Richard Doherty, Microsoft's senior program manager for media entertainment and technology convergence. However, he added, managed copy will not be a mandatory feature of high-definition players. In other words, not only will playback of AACS-protected content not require an Internet connection, it will never require one.
So it seems that, for most of the playback scenarios for AACS, no Internet connectivity is required.
"A manufacturer doesn't have to build a managed copy maker into their device," Doherty stated. "It is certainly possible to still build players that look just like DVD players, where you put a disc in the slot, it plays that disc, and you're good to go."
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User Comments (7)
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Phantasm66
on March 23, 2006 7:07 PM |
Maybe they won't require a connection to play stuff, but I bet you if you try and crack the boxes to play pirated content, the next time you connect to the net with your player, it will be disabled. |
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DragonMaster
on March 23, 2006 8:13 PM |
Use a player just for that and don't connect it... |
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eko
on March 24, 2006 6:31 AM |
Correct. I can't wait to hear it's been cracked. Hopefully, we'll be able to copy it just like a normal DVD, after a while. F**** RIAA. |
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Mictlantecuhtli
on March 25, 2006 1:54 AM |
Never is a long time. I wouldn't be surprised if they changed their minds in a few months. |
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Didou
on March 25, 2006 11:39 AM |
[b]Originally posted by eko:[/b][quote]F**** RIAA.[/quote]What does the RIAA have to do with DVDs again ? |
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eko
on March 27, 2006 4:15 AM |
Well, the protection systems were implemented because of me?! Or because of them ? |
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DragonMaster
on March 27, 2006 11:39 AM |
[quote]What does the RIAA have to do with DVDs again ? [/quote][quote] Well, the protection systems were implemented because of me?! Or because of them ?[/quote]RIAA's for music, not movies. |
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