From: "Rich" 

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   I have no doubt the thinking is the same or similar to macrovision =
for analog output, don't let it be trivial to make perfect copies.  Only =
it is more serious for digital output from which you could possibly make =
a perfect copy.

   It's all the content providers.  Folks responsible for the players or =
platforms have no vested interest in having any content protected.

Rich


  "Rich Gauszka"  wrote in message =
news:45b411c5{at}w3.nls.net...
  I realize the degradation is mandated for all players. It's the bozos =
that mandated this in the screw-the-consumer drm consortium that I'm =
railing against.

  In my eyes Microsoft is not the lone culprit in this matter - just one =
of many


  "Rich"  wrote in message news:45b40ac7{at}w3.nls.net...
       This guy is still a bozo and his "paper" is a bunch of random =
noise.  Unless you want to look like a bozo I wouldn't let him speak for =
you.  See =
http://windowsvistablog.com/blogs/windowsvista/archive/2007/01/20/windows=
-vista-content-protection-twenty-questions-and-answers.aspx for truthful =
information on the subject.

       BTW, the degradation referred to is mandated for all players not =
just software players on PCs.

    Rich
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  "Rich Gauszka" <gauszka{at}dontspamhotmail.commailto:gauszka{at}dontspamhotmail.com">gauszka{at}dontspamhotmail.com
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  "Rich" <{at}> wrote in message news:45b40ac7{at}w3.nls.net...
  

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    "paper" is a bunch of random noise.  Unless you want to look =
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    Rich

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