[FYI] New Acronym on the Radar: CPTWG
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New Acronym on the Radar: CPTWG [7:58 am]
These article of the past day on the subject of DVD copying and new
alliances are based upon this group: Copy Protection Technical
Working Group, who are not that new, but have been operating on
several issues in the past (see the ADRG writeup from March 2003;
also see the posting on the Broadcast Protection Discussion Group).
Wired News has some background on what may prove to be an unholy
alliance: Can Odd Alliance Beat Pirates?
IBM, Intel, Microsoft, Sony, Panasonic, Toshiba, Disney and Warner
Bros. will work to develop the Advanced Access Content System, or
AACS, standard for upcoming high-definition video recorders, players
and displays. It?s the first time Hollywood and technology companies
have agreed to work on such a project. In the past, tech companies
have accused Hollywood of trying to impose too-restrictive copy-
protection technologies through legal and legislative moves, stifling
development.
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