James Delahunty
16 Apr 2007 18:26
After DVD-Video's Content Scrambling System (CSS) was cracked and all DVD titles could easily be decrypted and copied, movie studios looked to technology to re-enforce copy protection of DVDs. One of the biggest known attempts is ARccOS, which seems to have made its return in the DVD versions of Casino Royale, Stranger Than Fiction and The Holiday.
However, once again the attempt to protect content from pirates has affected legitimate consumers. Due to the added DRM on these DVDs, several older players (including Sony players) are having problems playing the discs. Some of the players render no more than a brief title screen.
One consumer who inquired about the defective DVDs was told by Sony that it is the responsibility of the manufacturer of his DVD player to provide a firmware update that fixes the playback problems with the technically "broken" DVDs.
Source:
Wired