Futuresource Consulting and Macrovision appear to be circulating a study from last year in which they accuse people who copy legally purchased DVDs of piracy. Yesterday Home Media Magazine's Chris Tribbey was reporting it had just been released.
There's no indication from Futuresource that a new report has been completed and the numbers quoted in Tribbey's article are identical to last year's study.
It's probably not a coincidence they are publicizing this report as the Library Of Congress is considering potential exemptions to the DMCA's anti-circumvention clause. Macrovision's copy protection technology can be found on VHS, DVD, and now Blu-ray releases.
If an exemption were to be approved for consumers to make fair use copies of their own discs it could become much more difficult for studios to justify paying for Macrovision's BD+ protection.
It's also possible this is intended to support the lawsuit agains RealNetworks' RealDVD program, which the studios are suing to keep off store shelves.
It's probably not a coincidence they are publicizing this report as the Library Of Congress is considering potential exemptions to the DMCA's anti-circumvention clause. Macrovision's copy protection technology can be found on VHS, DVD, and now Blu-ray releases.
If an exemption were to be approved for consumers to make fair use copies of their own discs it could become much more difficult for studios to justify paying for Macrovision's BD+ protection.
It's also possible this is intended to support the lawsuit agains RealNetworks' RealDVD program, which the studios are suing to keep off store shelves.
