DVD-Ripping Man Wants Prosecution Under Law
December 3, 2009 by Rico Mossesgeld
Filed under Home Entertainment
Last October, Henrik Anderson had ripped his entire DVD collection to his computer, in an effort to challenge the Danish legal act that allows copies of media to be made for personal use, yet at the same time prohibits attempts to disable copy protection technology.
Mr. Anderson, after circumventing the DRM of his DVDs and effectively breaking the law, reported himself to the Danish anti-piracy group Antipiratgruppen. He had requested that the group respond by December 1, “indicating whether or not [it intends] to prosecute him” and has yet to receive one as of today.
The Danish man is determined to force …read more
Hybrid Disc Promises Content for Blu-Ray and DVD Players
December 20, 2008 by Rico Mossesgeld
Filed under Announcements
Makes a lot of sense: Tokyo-based company Infinity Storage Media will be releasing the world’s first hybrid DVD/Blu-Ray title. The special discs will obviously run on DVD and Blu-Ray players, a feat made possible thanks to a special layering technique that makes content available to both a DVD and Blu-Ray lasers. A visual aid explaining everything—as well as disc pricing info—will be available to those who continue.
