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The real unfair DRM was Broadcast flag. Anything that would have been flagged "copy never" is unfair to the consumer. TV is not on your schedule, it's on the networks'. Copy Never would have stopped time-shifting, which is not right. Thankfully, that was stopped.]]>Mar 22nd 2006 5:27PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/03/22/aacs-is-better-than-css-for-consumers/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/03/22/aacs-is-better-than-css-for-consumers/
Can they tell I bought a used copy from [Enter your rental store here](already in rental circulation)?

Can they tell I bought a used copy from you? my brother?

Can they stop me from using managed copy if I wasn't the original owner?

Is there a registration process when you use managed copy on a purchased disc? Can it be transfered with a sale/trade?

Will [Enter your rental store here] get copies that are flagged for non-managed copy use?

Get back to us on those issues.........
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http://www.blu-ray.com/faq/#bluray_connection

This interview with an HD-DVD rep states a way other than internet access that they will be able to tell you actually own the movie:

http://dvd.consumerelectronicsnet.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=37429

:)]]>Mar 22nd 2006 8:41PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/03/22/aacs-is-better-than-css-for-consumers/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/03/22/aacs-is-better-than-css-for-consumers/I don't think anyone has the answers to those questions which is exactly why AACS is in a interm state.

I am sure we will know the answers before too long.

I should hope that they figure out a way to deal with the used DVD market. Hell they may just sell rental companies discs that are marked as such and they won't support managed copy at all.

As for the casual copying from friends or family I doubt they will do too much to stop it and will probably be more interested in tracking it. I can see how the information would be valuable to them.]]>Mar 23rd 2006 8:24AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/03/22/aacs-is-better-than-css-for-consumers/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/03/22/aacs-is-better-than-css-for-consumers/Sonce you guys were mentioning TV, do any of you know of a way to get HD content from a TV source now?

I have JVC's DVHS deck and a Dish 921, which I bought with the express purpose of wanting to record HD content. But, I have yet to be able to record any HD content from Dish receiver to my DVHS deck. Any suggestions?

If this isn't possible, does anyone know of any way to transfer that content from my Dish to something else?

It's been my quandry for a while. Just thought I'd ask.

***JMac***]]>Mar 24th 2006 5:58AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/03/22/aacs-is-better-than-css-for-consumers/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/03/22/aacs-is-better-than-css-for-consumers/
At one time dish had a 1394 port on one of their boxes but they never enabled it and eventually stoped making the boxes with it altogether.

You can however get a HDTivo with DIRECTV and hack it to enable show extraction.]]>Mar 24th 2006 8:10AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/03/22/aacs-is-better-than-css-for-consumers/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/03/22/aacs-is-better-than-css-for-consumers/
I disagree.

DMRs are put in place to limit the customers rights in order to extract more money from customers.

Be it by limiting a second hand market, forcing new purchase in case of defect media, forcing multiple purchases for multiple devices (mobile, ipod, TV).

Don't be naive and think that movie studios create content to customers because they are nice.

They create content to generate a maximal return to their shareholders and will keep finding ways of extracting more money from us until they reach a point where they are told off.

They will then stay at that point.]]>Mar 27th 2006 10:08AM