Film fans will now be able to make legal copies of
DVD's for use on portable players according to new plans agreed by the
various US media and technology giants. The move includes companies such as Disney, IBM, Microsoft and Warner Bro's which marks a major shift on their piracy stance.
The alliance is currently developing a new type of copyright protection ready for wider license later in the year. The new Copyright protection will allow less restricted sharing of media between devices such as TV's, computers and portable media players.
| Film fans would be allowed to make legal copies of DVDs The alliance is currently developing content protection technology ready for licensing later this year. DVDs are presently protected by content scrambling which prevents copying. The computer and consumer electronics industries have pushed to allow less restricted sharing of media between TVs, computers, and portable players. |
Full story over at the BBC. This is very interesting but will they stop their legal assaults against companies that make DVD backup software?
Source: BBC NEWS
