Dual-tray DL DVD recorder 1:1 copies in 1/2 hour

[BJ_M]

AT the CES show - It appears that Samsung is giving the MPAA one more thing to fret over this year, a "dual-tray DL DVD recorder, permitting direct disc-to-disc copying of disks , is set for the third quarter with a $500 price tag. Samsung says it can copy two hours of video in 30 minutes."

[BJ_M]

Ahead/Nero's Recode system also annouced - doesn't break the encryption, it merely copies it... Therefore in fact it doesnt break any laws. Other makers are expected to use this technolgy also as it catches on ..

Ahead/Nero says it plans to fight any legal challenges..

[yoda313]

Hello,

???????????

Sounds like a home dvd presser to me!

Sign me up!!!

Kevin

(would they use the same DL blanks that the current crop of computer dl burners use??? {ie EXPENSIVE })

[adam]

Ahead/Nero's Recode system also annouced - doesn't break the encryption, it merely copies it... Therefore in fact it doesnt break any laws. Other makers are expected to use this technolgy also as it catches on ..

Ahead/Nero says it plans to fight any legal challenges..

Very cool, but I bet anything the patent holders for CSS file a patent infringement suit. That is what happened to 321 Studios when they retained the Macrovision flag in the backups made by DVD-X-Copy.

Remove it-> violate DMCA
Keep it-> violate patent

It will be interesting to see Ahead fight this one since they should have more resources then 321 Studios did.

[yoda313]

Ahead/Nero's Recode system also annouced - doesn't break the encryption, it merely copies it... Therefore in fact it doesnt break any laws. Other makers are expected to use this technolgy also as it catches on ..

Ahead/Nero says it plans to fight any legal challenges..

Very cool, but I bet anything the patent holders for CSS file a patent infringement suit. That is what happened to 321 Studios when they retained the Macrovision flag in the backups made by DVD-X-Copy.

Remove it-> violate DMCA
Keep it-> violate patent

It will be interesting to see Ahead fight this one since they should have more resources then 321 Studios did.

Hello,

Isn't ahead a german company??? How would that impact the copyright battle if at all???

Kevin

[BJ_M]

the germans have the toughest copyright laws anywhere ..

[yoda313]

the germans have the toughest copyright laws anywhere ..

Hello,

Weren't they the source of some of the most copyright infringement via p2p??? I remember hearing that they had a massive sting operation the last couple of years to root it out....... (sorry if this gets into politics I'll stop...)

Kevin