"Freedom Downtime" [was: Kevin Mitnick speaking at MarlboroSoftpro tonight... (fwd)]

[Scott Garman]

On Wed, 2002-11-13 at 18:52, Scott Prive wrote:
> > It would seem pretty ironic to me if they released it on DVD,
> > considering they lost a lawsuit for posting the DeCSS source code on
> > their web site. 
> 
> How would this be ironic? If they applied CSS to the DVD, I could see the irony... but there's no law or contract that says all DVD's must have CSS scrambling.
> 
> One of the Linux DVD websites even lists commercial DVD's that don't have region or content restrictions. I have some anime and music DVD's which have no CSS restrictions. Without CSS, DVD's no "less freedom" than VHS, DV, or VCD...

I was under the impression that all DVD players have royalties built
into their cost that the MPAA gets. Thus releasing the title on DVD
would implicitly support the MPAA. I could be wrong about this. 

> > I'm waiting for Freedom Downtime to pop up in mpeg or video 
> > cd format on
> > a p2p network or newsgroup (the copyright on the move allows for
> > unrestricted redistribution). 
> 
> As much as I applaud this, it's probably the #1 reason we'll never see it on DVD (or if we do, it'll be a bad transfer.. like on expired copyright movies such as Metropolis).

Perhaps. This link indicates they "intend" to come out with a DVD
version, "but don't hold your breath."
 
http://www.2600.com/news/display.shtml?id=1097

Scott

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Scott A. Garman                         Unix System Administrator
sgarman at einstein.unh.edu                UNH Nuclear Physics Group