Re: reverse engineering bounties

Michael Roitzsch <[email protected]> Wed, 6 Oct 2004 15:50:16 +0200
Newsgroups gmane.comp.video.xine.codec.devel
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Hi Felix,

> > > CSS is forbidden? Really? How do they sell DVDs in CH? Unencrypted?
> >
> > 	During my time in .ch, I heard that if you purchase a DVD player
> > that honors CSS restrictions, you can send it back to the manufacturer
> > who is required to "mod" it for free. Something like that. Though they
> > may just sell region-free players in the first place.
>
> Isn't region code protection and CSS two totally different pairs of shoes?

That's true. CSS and the Region Code are completely orthogonal concepts.

Michael

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