Cryptography Research wants piracy speed bump on HD DVDs

[Peter Gutmann]

Ian G <iang at systemics.com> writes:

>To add a postscript to that, yesterday's LAWgram
>reported that $10 DVD *players* are now selling
>in the US. 

I heard from a friend of mine who works for an organisation that deals with 
China a fair bit that the DVD licensing costs make up the majority of the 
cost of cheapie DVD players.  They have people who fly over there, buy a 
NZ$35 (= ~US$20) player to use for a week while they're working there, and 
then throw it away when they leave.  These are made so cheap because the 
manufacturers there aren't paying the DVD licensing costs.

Peter.


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