Originally posted by Serith

Ill tell you the bummer about all of this is actually the movie and television industry itself.

The technology is already there to do what we should be doing, as noted above. But they are so freaking fucked up psycho about copyrights, they encode all their shit so heavily that it takes way more hassle than needed to get information from media storage...
That is the part that both pisses me off and saddens me. I honestly do not think their fascist obsession with overly restrictive DRMs actually makes then any more money. In fact, I think it makes them less. I think people would actually spend MORE money on movies, music, television shows, etc. if they could get them cheaply and efficiently and not be saddled with ruinous restrictions.

Originally posted by Serith

Anyhow, blah blah blah, If you're interested I can get into lots of other little known tidbits, stuff like how HDMI cables are about to become obsolete, and how they're already developing the cable that replaces the cable that is replacing HDMI..... not to mention all the fucked up REASONS for HDMI to begin with..... (DVI is what Pro AV use, HDMI is only developed for copyright enforcement basically.)
I don't know about anyone else, but I am personally interested in as much detail as possible. I find this issue extremely interesting and important, as the ramifications of these developments have a pretty profound effect on all of our lives. Yes, it is entertainment, but entertainment happens to be one of the USA's most successful industries world wide. It may not be health care or taxes or something of that nature, but leisure and entertainment are a lot more important to our lives than some people might readily admit or acknowledge.