"The ROM Mark is a cryptographic element overlaid on a "legitimate" disk. If the player doesn't detect the mark, then it won't play the disc. This will supposedly deal with video-camera-in-the-theatre copies.
Even more extreme is a scheme called BD+ that deals with the problem of what to do when someone cracks the encryption scheme. The players can automatically download new crypto if the old one is broken. But there's an ominous feature buried in this so-called protection mechanism: If a particular brand of player is cryptographically "compromised," the studio can remotely disable all of the affected players. In other words, if some hacker halfway across the globe cracks Sony's software, Sony can shut down my DVD player across the Net."
All these new 'securitty features are in itself going to lead to it's downfall.
Many people like to play their compiled CD's. They make their own CD's of their favourate songs from different artists. Why buy such a Cd if you have to buy all your Cd's all over again (Old cd have no identification) Even worse, I can't play my own collections.
If people find that they cannot play their Cd's because it was shut by the company, that is going to be it's death knell.
All this can make people move towards P2P rather than away from it. That's nice for us :twisted:
