[mythtv-users] Anyone else having problems ripping new movies?

[James Armstrong]

Ivor Hewitt wrote:
> Peter Valdemar Morch wrote:
> 
>> john roberts homepagez-at-lycos.com |Lists| wrote:
>>
>>> I'm surprised I haven't seen this posted yet - but from google-ing
>>> around I found there is a new encryption method being used on some of
>>> the latest movies.  This seems to prevent libdvdcss (1.2.8) from
>>> working.
>>>
>>> Just thought you might want to know why "MythDVD/Rip" doesn't work on
>>> some of the latest movies.
>>>
>>> -John
>>
>>
>>
>> But, uhm, if libdvdcss fails, doesn't that affect playback as well as 
>> ripping? If not, how so?
>>
>> Do you have a link or two to the story? What did you search for?
>>
> 
> Is this just the new Macrovision RipGuard protection you are talking 
> about? Link: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/02/15/macrovision_ripguard/
> 
> This is not a "new encryption" system. They would not be able to change 
> encryption algorithms otherwise all existing players would stop working.
> 

There is a new Sony encryption. It started around The Forgotten movie 
release, I think there was one movie right before that. It has been 
cracked on the Windows platform already. Don't know anything about 
Linux.  http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/154963

- James