http://www.metafilter.com/tags/Macrovision Posts tagged with 'Macrovision' at MetaFilter. Sat, 15 Jun 2002 20:32:30 -0800 Sat, 15 Jun 2002 20:32:30 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/17847/Harry%2DPotter%2Dreleased%2Dunprotected <a href="http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99992404">Harry Potter released unprotected.</a> In a move that makes me say both "Wha?" and "Kickass!", Warner Bros chose to release the Harry Potter DVD and VHS home versions sans the Macrovision copy protection. It could stand to be quite an experiment, or quite a blunder on their part. tag:metafilter.com,2002:site.17847 Sat, 15 Jun 2002 20:32:30 -0800 Blunder CopyProtection Copyright DRM DVD HarryPotter Macrovision VHS WarnerBrothers mathowie http://www.metafilter.com/9419/Antirip%2DCD%2Dsystem%2Dbypassed <a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/54/20766.html">Anti-rip CD system bypassed.</a> heh. nice try, boyos. i've never understood how people can believe something digitized can possibly be protected in such a manner as to be foolproof. what one process can scramble, another can undo. [via <a href="http://www.slashdot.org">/.</a>] tag:metafilter.com,2001:site.9419 Wed, 01 Aug 2001 11:16:16 -0800 CDs copyright cracked Macrovision mp3 ripping security software technology TheRegister fuzzygeek