COPYCENSE

"Macrovision on Tuesday released a new DVD copy-protection technology in hopes of substantially broadening its role in Hollywood’s antipiracy effort.

"The content-protection company is pointing to the failure of the copy-proofing on today’s DVDs, which was broken in 1999. Courts have ordered that DVD-copying tools be taken off the market, but variations of the software remain widely available online.

"Macrovision executives said that even if it’s not perfect, the new RipGuard DVD technology can prevent much of the copying done with such tools and can help bolster studios’ DVD sales."

John Borland. New Copy-Proof DVDs on the Way?. News.com. Feb. 15, 2005.

See also:
Macrovision. Macrovision Introduces RipGuard DVD to Dramatically Reduce Digital DVD Piracy. (Press Release.) Feb. 15, 2005.

John P. Mello Jr. Macrovision Aims To Stop DVD Rippers. TechNewsWorld. Feb. 15, 2005.

Mark Hachman. New Tech Prevents DVD Copying, Kills ‘Rippers’. eWeek. Feb. 15, 2005.

Tom Spring. DVD Ripping Flourishes. PC World. Feb. 9, 2005.

John Borland. Napster Hack Leads to Free Downloads. News.com. Feb. 15, 2005.

John Borland. Judge: DVD-Copying Software is Illegal. News.com. Feb. 20, 2004.

Courtney Macavinta. Movie Trade Group Tries to Block DVD Cracking Tool. News.com. Nov. 18, 1999.

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