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  1. Scribus Scribus

    So I bought "Batman Begins" today. Brought it home, popped it in, won't run. Much like my copy of "Dark Knight," the DRR prevents my computron playing it. So, a quick jaunt to TPB later, and I'm downloading the movie that I JUST PAID REAL MONEY FOR.

    Saturday, 02-Jun-12 00:28:17 UTC from web
    1. RedEnchilada (notice the lack of a space) RedEnchilada (notice the lack of a space)

      @scribus The story of the existance of my laptop's BD-ROM drive

      Saturday, 02-Jun-12 00:29:43 UTC from web
      1. Scribus Scribus

        @redenchilada I haven't even looked at Blu-ray, no Linux codecs or whatever. :(

        Saturday, 02-Jun-12 00:32:13 UTC from web
        1. RedEnchilada (notice the lack of a space) RedEnchilada (notice the lack of a space)

          @scribus They don't even have programs/codecs for it on _Windows_.

          Saturday, 02-Jun-12 00:35:34 UTC from web
          1. Scribus Scribus

            @redenchilada No lie? What the crap, is there any foot left to shoot themselves in?

            Saturday, 02-Jun-12 00:36:50 UTC from web
            1. RedEnchilada (notice the lack of a space) RedEnchilada (notice the lack of a space)

              @scribus I honestly have no clue what this drive is supposed to be for, unless I'm supposed to rip PS3 games and put 'em on the webs with it or something.

              Saturday, 02-Jun-12 00:38:02 UTC from web
            2. Toksyuryel Toksyuryel

              @scribus Maybe they'll shoot themselves in the head and we can put all of this behind us.

              Saturday, 02-Jun-12 00:38:22 UTC from web
              1. Scribus Scribus

                @toksyuryel If only.

                Saturday, 02-Jun-12 00:39:28 UTC from web
    2. Toksyuryel Toksyuryel

      @scribus Eeeyup. This is the world the MPAA and RIAA want- a world where you just give them your money and get absolutely nothing in return for it.

      Saturday, 02-Jun-12 00:32:50 UTC from web
      1. Scribus Scribus

        @toksyuryel Except for the part where, gorramit, I will get what I paid for. By hook or by crook, I'll get it.

        Saturday, 02-Jun-12 00:33:42 UTC from web
        1. Toksyuryel Toksyuryel

          @scribus That's why they're trying so hard to get rid of those services. They can't stand the idea of their customers actually getting the product they wanted.

          Saturday, 02-Jun-12 00:34:45 UTC from web
          1. Scribus Scribus

            @toksyuryel I'm kind of waiting for them to finally go all-streaming, only to see copies made by exploiting the analogue hole.

            Saturday, 02-Jun-12 00:36:21 UTC from web
            1. Toksyuryel Toksyuryel

              @scribus The hole they've been working pretty hard to close you mean?

              Saturday, 02-Jun-12 00:37:47 UTC from web
              1. Scribus Scribus

                @toksyuryel Probably, but I'm unaware of any progress made in doing so.

                Saturday, 02-Jun-12 00:38:16 UTC from web
                1. Toksyuryel Toksyuryel

                  @scribus In the US, the creation of HDMI and the requirement that by 2014 no HDTV supports analog was a major victory for them. ACTA is part of an attempt to force this, among other horrible things, worldwide.

                  Saturday, 02-Jun-12 00:40:49 UTC from web
                  1. RedEnchilada (notice the lack of a space) RedEnchilada (notice the lack of a space)

                    @toksyuryel "No HDTV supports analog" Wait, really? My consoles still use Component!

                    Saturday, 02-Jun-12 00:41:41 UTC from web
                    1. Toksyuryel Toksyuryel

                      @redenchilada Yup. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Analog_sunset (was off on the year, it's 2015; 2014 is when the "you must buy health insurance or pay a fine" thing goes into effect)

                      Saturday, 02-Jun-12 00:43:21 UTC from web
                      1. RedEnchilada (notice the lack of a space) RedEnchilada (notice the lack of a space)

                        @toksyuryel That's retarded. Everything you buy that can connect to a TV still comes with composite cables, I mean geez!

                        Saturday, 02-Jun-12 00:45:22 UTC from web
                  2. Scribus Scribus

                    @toksyuryel Huh. But that shouldn't stop a user piping the audio/video signal through something that *only* sees it as audio/video, stripped of DRM and the like.

                    Saturday, 02-Jun-12 00:42:55 UTC from web
                    1. Toksyuryel Toksyuryel

                      @scribus That's where HDMI comes in- the stream is fully encrypted from end to end. Thankfully so far the industry is just as bad at managing their HDCP keys as they were at managing their CSS keys. In some cases these keys were even leaked BEFORE they were actually being used.

                      Saturday, 02-Jun-12 00:46:33 UTC from web
                      1. Scribus Scribus

                        @toksyuryel I'm sure there's some workaround. If it can be closed, it can be opened again.

                        Saturday, 02-Jun-12 00:48:20 UTC from web
                        1. Toksyuryel Toksyuryel

                          @scribus Well as long as they keep failing at keeping their encryption keys a secret we can just decrypt it. But if they ever get smart about that, the only real option left will be to record the screen somehow, most likely with a camcorder since they'll probably put a lockdown on any possible method of directly recording it.

                          Saturday, 02-Jun-12 00:51:14 UTC from web