From: Ad 

http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=38938

Sheesh. They should rid themselves of the music & film divisions before
it's too late for their core h/w market.

"A BLOKE claims that Sony is back to its old tricks and has installed
a new DRM system on its DVDs which do not work in some machines.

Writing in a bog here, a geezer called Micky B recounts his adventurers
trying to get some new disks to play on his Sony DVP-CX995V DVD player.

Several copies of two movies 'Stranger than Fiction' and 'The Holiday'
loaded up to the splash title screen, stopped and then switched the machine
off.

There were no problems with DVD’s or new releases from other movie
companies, Mickey said.

He called Sony who admitted that the problem was being caused by its new
copy protection making these discs unplayable in some players including our
own. Sony says that it does not not intend to change the copy protection.

They told him he would have to have a firmware update to his player.
Unfortunately this has not been released yet. In fact they do not know when
it will be released.

Obviously he is a bit miffed about spending $350 on a Sony DVD player three
months ago which cannot play Sony movies The player is still being flogged
and makes no mention of this fact. "

So....how likely is itthat world + dog will "update the firmware"
in their DVD machines just to keep Sony films happy? 0?

Dipsticks.

So long Sony...

Adam

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