Sonic Introduces Download-To-Own DVD Movies

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Sonic, the parent company of Roxio, announced today what it calls a licensing program designed to legally allow users to download content from online providers, burn the content onto DVDs, and watch on set-top players. This program, dubbed Qflix, provides Content Scramble System (CSS) protection for high-quality content.The Qflix system requires support from both media [...]

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The Qflix system requires support from both media manufacturers and drive manufacturers. Online digital content providers will also have to be Qflix-enabled, as will the necessary software. When a user downloads a movie for example, the movie has a CSS tag which is recognized by both the client software as well as the drive. When burned, the movie will only be able to be played back on the PC it was downloaded on as well as a standard DVD player. Users will not be able to copy the burned DVD.
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lmao - do they think that you cant copy a burned dvd? haha, the iso can be ripped from a disc, that has no regard for anything... hahaha...

also, if that doesnt work, real hackers that want to prove sonic wrong will do it, with the drive that supposedly prevents it. :24:
 
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