James Delahunty
1 Mar 2007 19:22
The DVD Forum has approved the burning of Content Scrambling System (CSS) protected content to DVD-R media at Steering Committee Meeting in Tokyo. "CSS Managed Recording" would make it possible to burn CSS protected content from a DVD source, or download source, to a special type of DVD-R disc for use in stand-alone DVD equipment. The DVD Copy Control Association (DVD CCA) recently allowed movie-burning kiosks in retail stores to burn fully CSS-complaint DVDs.
There is really no point in offering consumers an option to purchase downloadable movies if they are completely confined to a computer monitor. DVD-R burning has become so popular, that a possible answer to a successful service is to allow users to download movies and then burn them to a blank DVD disc which can be played on any DVD hardware that they own.
The CSS copy protection system is deployed on DVD-Video releases and has been hacked for years, beatable literally with tools that are now years old.
Source:
Ars Technica