NEW SAMSUNG DVD PLAYER MAKES DIGITAL COPIES
In the latest effort to marry the computer and the PC, Samsung plans to unveil several new home entertainment systems that will transfer DVDs and Blu-ray Discs to hard drives or other digital media. In a news release the company said that in order to use the conversion software, users will have to register ownership […]
DOES DRM ENCOURAGE PIRACY?
October 12, 2011 by admin · Leave a Comment
Digital Rights Management (DRM), the coding that aims to prevent digital recordings from being copied, may actually encourage piracy rather than prevent it, according to a joint study by Rice and Duke universities. While the study primarily focused on the impact of DRM on sales of recorded music, much of its findings also pertain to […]
MANY BLU-RAY PLAYERS WON’T PLAY “AVATAR”
Although 20th Century Fox has been boasting this week about record-breaking Blu-ray Disc sales for Avatar, it has also been fending off complaints from many buyers that they are unable to play the discs. A complaint page created on online retailer Amazon’s website on Tuesday quickly filled with more than 100 messages from frustrated buyers. […]
