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After the Sony Root Kit I don't think I would ever trust anything made by or according to Sony specifications. I certainly wouldn't connect it to my network or put one in any PC that had anything I cared about.
Even still, Blue-Ray is a specification in transition. They are still mucking around with firmware to the point where some early adopters now have players that won't show newer content.
Some people are looking at Video over IP as the strong horse in this race. This will only give the entertainment bosses what they really want - (and I've said it before) making you pay every time you watch.
You're right, DRM is a greed thing. It's also a paranoia thing. They think someone has copied their precious movies without paying them = everyone is copying their precious movies without paying them.
Let's face it, copyright is completely out of control. The clothing industry has been known for it's fantastic and prolific innovation for decades. Now, they want to be able to copyright their designs. So we'll get something like you can get red t-shirts only at Target because they have a copyright on red t-shirts.
Bill B
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