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To: lml who wrote (8155)	8/23/2000 6:26:28 AM
From: MikeM54321	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 12823

"However, I grant you, there will always be a select few who will spend the necessary time, effort and expense to "breach" such security systems for their own personal satisfaction." lml- I think herein lies the difference between pre-Internet and post Internet. Those select few have the capability of becoming hundreds of millions at the press of a button. Hollywood has always battled technology from day one. I wish I had the article I read that gave the overview of this. IMVHO, this time that battle cannot be won, only postponed. The Internet is changing everything and will be very difficult to stop as long as a music CD is $15 and a movie is....gee I don't even know what they cost since I never bought one. Aren't they around $20 or $30 for a DVD. And why are they so much? Because multimillion dollar paychecks that have to be written to produce this junk that is force fed to the masses via their lock on distribution. In other words, Hollywood with their lock on distribution, dictate taste. And for the most part, their taste ain't pretty but their paychecks are huge. When the distribution chain is finally broken and consumers are allowed to choose from a wide range of content, then Hollywood's current content will cost what it's worth-- Not much. And the theft will automatically stop when the recording medium becomes more expensive than the content. Anyway that's my theory. And I agree with you that the MPAA will do everything in their power to stop this from happening. It's been their MO since their birth. -MikeM(From Florida)

To: lml who wrote (8155)	8/23/2000 12:03:25 PM
From: JayPC	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 12823

Hi lml, I don't believe the entertainment industry has the capabilities to do this. Co you possess any facts that lead you to conclude the entertainment industry is incapable of providing a more secure delivery system for copyright protected expression than DVD? No, my opinion is base solely on previous failures, the desire and capabilities of those who will want to break the code. I detect a little "us v. them" attitude to all of this Hmm, not really. Although I do enjoy Mike's "rants" I think I kind of got sidetracked into the MPAA, VOD, DVD movie discussion. I agree the MPAA will try to achieve some form of protection on VOD. I believe it will fail. If recordable DVD for TV is better quality, holds more data, is easier to use, and easier to store physically than VCR and VCR tapes, it will overtake VCRs. The majority of the media on TV is legally recordable for personal consumption. I can record Survivor without fear of retribution. I just can't rebroadcast it. I don't see why Shaw Cable and CBS would go to the expense to encrypt media that is legally recordable and has little to no value after the original broadcast. However, If a legally recordable (for personal consumption) TV show is encrypted, and someone breaks the encryption, can they sell that encryption method? On a side note, the Movie industry would probably not mind the replacement of the VCR with the DVD. I imagine they achieve (or will eventually achieve) a higher margin on sales of DVD movies. The same reason record companies love to sell you a CD. Regards Jay