Sniffing some DVD crack

By Azad December 29, 1999 10:59 AM

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For someone that travels back and forth between several countries and buying DVDs from anywhere, it can be a pain when those damn region codes set in.?For example, I can't view any DVDs I buy from Malaysia here in the US due to the region settings.?That's just one problem amongst many.?And due to this, there's been a lot of DVD hacking.?The question is: is it legal hacking or is the intent to damage the DVD industry? The DVD industry sued 72 hackers and Web-site authors Tuesday for posting -- and merely linking to -- software that unlocks the system for preventing illegal copying of digital video discs.?Read more...

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RE: Sniffing some DVD crack   reply

Posted by Acheron (denny@dtheatre.com) on December 30, 1999 7:55 AM

I'd say it is legal hacking. You bought the disc. You have a player. You just don't have the right player, and instead of paying another 200+ bucks (or 100 bucks for DVDROM), you should be able to do what you need to to get the disc to work on your system. I'm all for hacking the disc. Region codes are stupid anyways...

RE: RE: Sniffing some DVD crack   reply

Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on December 31, 1999 2:08 AM

Normally, under any other product you buy, you can do what you like with it . . . under some of the more bizarre US laws and some of the (I believe) terms of WIPO, you are not allowed to do things with a product you own. 

This is insane and must be resisted. It is probably the case that the new schemes for unlocking DVD will circumvent region codes, and this is a Good Thing(tm). 

- Vryl

(big writeups on this on slashdot of course)