Macrovision on Tuesday released a new DVD copy-protection technology in hopes of substantially broadening its role in Hollywood's antipiracy effort. The content-protection company is pointing to the ...

In a ruling made public today, the Paris Court of Appeal has decided (English translation here) that the Content Scrambling System used to copy protect the contents of DVDs is trumped by the fair use ...

When the first high-definition DVDs finally hit shelves this spring, a mad scramble may ensue--not for the discs themselves, but to figure out what computers and devices are actually able to play them ...

As you are probably aware, almost all commercial DVDs are embedded with software to prevent them being copied. That software, called "content scrambling system" (CSS), not only prevents users from ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Hollywood has prevailed in its battle to keep consumers from copying ...

September 27, 2007 In a move designed to help combat DVD piracy the DVD Copy Control Association (DVD CCA), the group responsible for the licensing of the Content Scramble System (CSS), has cleared ...

Previously, Billington took an all-or-nothing approach, making exemptions difficult to justify. The exemption granted to film professors authorizes the breaking of the CSS copy-protection technology ...

For the first time, commercial vendors and individual consumers will be able to legally create CSS copy-protected DVDs for playback on existing DVD players. The Board of Directors of the DVD Copy ...

When the first high-definition DVDs finally hit shelves this spring, a mad scramble may ensue--not for the discs themselves, but to figure out what computers and devices are actually able to play them ...