Microsoft can blow me, too.

[oneirophrenia]

It's not just Apple Computers who are flirting with ridiculous DRM schemes: Microsoft is doing it, too.

I believe I commented on Microsoft's "Output Content Protection Management" (OCPM) technology before, but in case you've forgotten--as I have--here's what it's about: Windows Vista machines won't be able to play high-definition DVDs in their full resolution unless they're being played on a monitor that supports High-Bandwidth Digital Copy Protection (HDCP). What this means is: you won't be able to watch some DVDs on your computer (at least at their maximum defasult resolution) unless you buy a new fucking monitor hardwired with bullshit HDCP.

I raise my middle finger proudly to you, too, Microsoft--for having the balls to tell me what I can and cannot do with the DVD I just purchased at the store. FUCK. YOU. If MS goes through with installing OCPM fully in Vista, that won't stop me from upgrading: watching DVDs on my computer is something I have just started to do, and it's not something I do very frequently. But I can guarandamntee you I will never even consider purchasing a DVD encoded to take advantage of this system.

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[inmostlight.livejournal.com]

Every current HDTV out there now and every high-end DVD player already has this technology built-in. Really, it's a non-issue for 99.99% of all users and uses. If you don't like it, you're going to have to eventually boycott every single manufacturer of DVD drives.

And really, lay your blame on Hollywood and the movie industries more than the tech industries. They're the ones who were demanding it all.

[oneirophrenia.livejournal.com]

Oh, I dump plenty of blame on friggin' Hollywood--don't worry about that. :) But what bugs me is that so many software manufacturers are giving in without question. I say, KILL 'EM ALL!

I wasn't aware that such methods were already part of HDTVs and the higher-end DeeVamaDees players, mainly because I have no interest in HDTV and I get by just fine with my bargain-basement DVD player and my computer screen. Heh. However, a boycott of all DVD drives doesn't really make sense--tempting though it be--since I can easily hack the firmware of most computer-based drives to remove (or at least force it to ignore) region coding and DRM and the like. You'd be surprised how many firmware hacks and software backdoors and whatnot you can find out there....*I* certainly was!