From: "Rich" 

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   So you think that HD DVD or bluray would have been released without =
any standard for content protection?  In what fantasy world do you live?

Rich

  "Geo."  wrote in message =
news:45b3c353$1{at}w3.nls.net...
  The specifications from the standards committee is what makes the =
mandate=20
  possible, and in itself mandates the limits of those capabilities.

  Geo.

  "Rich"  wrote in message news:45b38858{at}w3.nls.net...
     You are confused.  Microsoft may have participated in the standards =

  committees on the specifications.  As an implementor and consequently =
an=20
  interested party, membership seems like a good idea.  The =
specifications=20
  don't mandate that content must be protected.  It's the content =
providers=20
  that make this mandate.

  Rich


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would have been released without any standard for content =
protection?  In=20
what fantasy world do you live?
 
Rich
 

  "Geo." <georger{at}nls.net>">mailto:georger{at}nls.net">georger{at}nls.net>
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  in message news:45b3c353$1{at}w3.nls.net...The=20
  specifications from the standards committee is what makes the mandate=20
  possible, and in itself mandates the limits of those=20
  capabilities.Geo."Rich"
<{at}> wrote in message news:45b38858{at}w3.nls.net...&nbs=
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  You are confused.  Microsoft may have participated in the =
standards=20
  committees on the specifications.  As an implementor and =
consequently=20
  an interested party, membership seems like a good idea.  The=20
  specifications don't mandate that content must be protected.  =
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  the content providers that make this=20
mandate.Rich

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