Steve Maskery
Established Member
Andy
My understanding is that DVD security is done by a licensing arrangement and the DVDs have to be replicated for that. My WE1 and WE2 were replicated (that's done from a glass master, high upfront cost, low unit cost, very low failure rate) but since then I've be duplicating them (virtually zero upfront cost, slightly higher unit cost but only when I actually need them, low failure rate but not as low as replication) and I'm not aware that disks burned in this way can be protected.
I don't think it's a BIG problem, and indeed I'm quite happy for legit buyers to make a copy for a secure backup, or to rip to another format for another device, just as long the IP is respected. But obviously I'd like to keep things as secure as is reasonably possible.
S
My understanding is that DVD security is done by a licensing arrangement and the DVDs have to be replicated for that. My WE1 and WE2 were replicated (that's done from a glass master, high upfront cost, low unit cost, very low failure rate) but since then I've be duplicating them (virtually zero upfront cost, slightly higher unit cost but only when I actually need them, low failure rate but not as low as replication) and I'm not aware that disks burned in this way can be protected.
I don't think it's a BIG problem, and indeed I'm quite happy for legit buyers to make a copy for a secure backup, or to rip to another format for another device, just as long the IP is respected. But obviously I'd like to keep things as secure as is reasonably possible.
S
