DVD news is too good to be
true.
At an industrial conference dedicated to
DVD, suppliers assured those present,
that the start of the system planned for autumn
DVD themes will take place on time. It sounds
optimistic against the backdrop of ongoing
disputes of 60 representatives of companies specializing in
socialized on computers, household
electronics and film business, regarding
ensuring copyright protection
DVD standard.
Under pressure from film companies, some
major developers of DVD technology
are inclined to release
Hardware-linked DVD devices
to specific geographic regions
and incompatible with disks and programs -
mi, released in other regions. Including
potential supporters of this plan
includes Toshiba and Matsushita
Electric, while Sony, according to in-
Nihon Keizai Shimbum formation, ranked
the opposite position.
Despite the fact that the implementation of the scheme
regional division will lead to an increase
cost reduction, it will allow film production
Teams to coordinate release dates
film and video productions around the world, and
this opportunity, in their opinion, is put
threatened by the presence of a single global
th DVD standard. Another argument "FOR"
is the limitation of the video scale
piracy.
According to the latest data, the licensing con-
DVD Sortium still has not come to a definition
shared decision onabout regional
specifications.
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