MPAA backs yet another anti-piracy technology: DreamStream
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
tlarkin79 @ Jul 4th 2008 11:58AM
Just another laughable solution. What good is a streaming content delivery system when you are trying to listen on your portable MP3 player, or when the ISP's put more restrictive usage limits on how much data you can get every month? Piracy will only increase if you have to stream 4GB worth of movie everytime you want to watch it, as opposed to just downloading it once and being able to watch when the consumer wants to, not when they have Internet connection or are under their data quota for the month.
The MPAA has once again completely forgotten that they are supposed to be making the customers happy.
Ordeith @ Jul 4th 2008 1:06PM
The MPAA's customers are the movie studios, not us.
kcmurphy88 @ Jul 4th 2008 3:50PM
If you aren't willing to publish your encryption methods, then you are just admitting there's a hole. If you are buying an encryption system your first question should be: "Has this scheme withstood open attack from the professional community?" If not, it likely won't work.
Note that the US "AES" system is public for this reason.
kcmurphy88 @ Jul 4th 2008 3:55PM
And, ignoring the fact that the MPAA is continuing its record of incompetence regarding encryption, is their other problem: the more they try to lock it up the more they restrict their market.
The biggest drain on MPAA income is not pirates. It's the people who lose interest because they are treated as criminals. No one likes waiting for 3 minutes while the Blu-ray disc runs all it's copy-protect code, so that the 20 trailers can begin.
MPAA members should ponder this the next time they are _forced_ to fly someplace and have to stand in the security line.
Ian Steed @ Jul 4th 2008 6:47PM
The MPAA needs to realize that there will always be a way around their encryption. It's a simple rule: If you can watch it, you can pirate it. Unless they want to start selling movies people can't watch, then they are SOL.
Dan @ Jul 4th 2008 8:37PM
They're just delaying the inevitable. When will they learn? When they listen to those who are interested and not to the profiteers. At least they have not talked about something extreme like with 200 dollar fines from transfering a CD song to your iPod. (yes Stephen Harper in Canada, I am talking to you)
Garst @ Jul 4th 2008 9:35PM
Doesn't DRM technically violate copyright law? I mean, according to copyright law, if you alter the work from the original source to its destination, such as wrapping it in DRM, that is a violation of the copyright. You're not paying for the DRM, and DRM does alter the way the copyrighted work is viewed. So shouldn't the owner have to copyright the work and the DRMed work so it can cover its own ass, when it is whining that someone is stealing its "intellectual" property?
andyg8180 @ Jul 7th 2008 9:51AM
ive never DL'd a pirated movie, but heres a basic rule, make a good movie, people will buy it... Or, hurry a release date on a DVD/Blu after its been in the movie theater and your consumers will buy it IF it isnt crap...
believe it or not, but only a small chunk of society pirates movies... but i guess that's enough to warrant more wasted money on DRM that will get cracked in a week or 2...