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What is this nonsense? (Anti DVD piracy chip)



Taken from a recent Edupage:

> SGS-THOMSON TAKES AIM AT DVD PIRACY
> SGS-Thomson Microelectronics has developed a computer chip that prevents
> would-be DVD pirates from making unlawful copies of movies from digital
> video disc players.  The chip scrambles the disk's coding if it's duplicated
> on a VCR.  (Investor's Business Daily 11 Sep 96 A6)

Anyone know anything about this?  Sounds like nonsense to me ...

Gary
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than what we have now."  -- Unknown.

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