Hewlett-Packard the second largest PC maker, who's motto is
"Invent", has asked the Blu-ray Disc Association to include mandatory
Managed Copy and iHD as part of its format specification. In this report from PC Pro, we can read that HP has determined that
Managed Copy and iHD will address the fundamental technical needs of the PC and
the digitally connected home. Both technologies are currently supported in the
competing HD-DVD format.
It is expected that HD movies will provide |
Boy, is anybody else tired of these acronyms
and technologies that start with the small letter "i"? One thing that's for
sure, whatever we wind up with for a high definition format, if you can't
copy it, "i" wont buy it.
It's hard to believe that Blu-ray's copy protection system wont allow these
same privileges, but we have been hearing this a lot
lately from different sources, including Intel, Microsoft and now
HP, that this is the case. Gates says that Blu-ray is too concerned
about protecting the Hollywood studios content, declaring Blu-rays
AACS copy protection scheme is 'anti-consumer' and
furthermore, he says it will not "work well" on a PC. Intel, who normally stays
neutral in these type technology wars has also come
forward supporting HD-DVD, listing content protection as the primary reason
as well. Obviously, Intel, HP and Microsoft are quite intertwined and they all
have their own interests to protect, but at the same time, they certainly have a
lot of clout in the PC world.
Source: Various
