New Coalition Set to Protect Video
Reuters is reporting that a "group of media and technology companies including Microsoft Corp. and Walt Disney Co. have agreed in principle to allow consumers to make legal backup copies of next-generation video discs and share their content on portable devices."
Whereas NYT is saying "By adhering to a single specification, content owners and makers of devices like portable media players and home media networks can better ensure that their products work together and that their copyrights are protected. For example, consumers would be able to buy one copy of a movie and view it on multiple devices, like televisions and desktop computers."
WSJ is saying that "under the new system, a consumer buying a DVD would be able to show it on several machines, such as a home computer, a home-entertainment system and a portable movie player. Copies of the content could be made, but the technology would set limits on its usage."
Finally, c-net reports that "several high-profile technology companies and movie studios are expected to announce Wednesday that they have formed a coalition to ensure that high-definition video and other content cannot be pirated in home networks."
Regardless of what we'll be able to do with our new DVDs it's apparent that a new coalition group, called Advanced Access Content System License Administrator (AACS LA), has formed and there will quite possibly be just a single format to contend with; we may be able to use it on a variety of devices and maybe even make a backup copy.
This may be a good move for the industry, since in a related piece reported by Reuters it appears that "internet users download twice as many films, games and music as they did a year ago, despite a big crackdown on the activity ... Bit Torrent and eDonkey have become the P2P networks of choice ... vast majority of files passing through P2P networks now exceeds 100 megabytes, meaning Internet users are as likely to download larger movie, software and game files as they are the smaller song files."
Whereas NYT is saying "By adhering to a single specification, content owners and makers of devices like portable media players and home media networks can better ensure that their products work together and that their copyrights are protected. For example, consumers would be able to buy one copy of a movie and view it on multiple devices, like televisions and desktop computers."
WSJ is saying that "under the new system, a consumer buying a DVD would be able to show it on several machines, such as a home computer, a home-entertainment system and a portable movie player. Copies of the content could be made, but the technology would set limits on its usage."
Finally, c-net reports that "several high-profile technology companies and movie studios are expected to announce Wednesday that they have formed a coalition to ensure that high-definition video and other content cannot be pirated in home networks."
Regardless of what we'll be able to do with our new DVDs it's apparent that a new coalition group, called Advanced Access Content System License Administrator (AACS LA), has formed and there will quite possibly be just a single format to contend with; we may be able to use it on a variety of devices and maybe even make a backup copy.
This may be a good move for the industry, since in a related piece reported by Reuters it appears that "internet users download twice as many films, games and music as they did a year ago, despite a big crackdown on the activity ... Bit Torrent and eDonkey have become the P2P networks of choice ... vast majority of files passing through P2P networks now exceeds 100 megabytes, meaning Internet users are as likely to download larger movie, software and game files as they are the smaller song files."
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