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Sony DVD DRM breaks own DVD Player.

Sony has released another DRM scheme on at least two known DVDs which will cause certain DVD hardware players to crash. The irony is that one of the models is a recent Sony DVP-CX995V and no updated firmware is available as of yet. No word on whether the DRM from Sony will crash other brands or models. More importantly no word on whether the DRM has made any significant dent in the ability to make copies of the movies in question. If you see “Stranger than Fiction” or “The Holiday” on a bit torrent site or usenet then Sony has failed.

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This entry was posted on Monday, April 16th, 2007 at 1:49 PM and filed under DRM.
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Comments (1) to “Sony DVD DRM breaks own DVD Player.”

  1. zeroday wrote:

    Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has discovered the source of a problem in their recent DVD releases that prevented them from being played on some players, including some manufactured by the consumer electronics division of Sony itself. The company said the problem was caused by an update of its copy-protection system, which it continually updates in order to derail potential hackers. Among the DVD movies affected were the new James Bond film Casino Royale, The Pursuit of Happyness and Stranger Than Fiction. Sony said that anyone who had purchased one of the discs and has experienced problems playing it may receive a replacement disk free of charge by phoning 800-860-2878.

    Posted on 01-May-07 at 1:31 am | Permalink

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