Microsoft plans to kill piracy once and for all

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Will Microsoft be able to succeed where others have failed?!

COMPUTER software giant Microsoft has developed a cheap, disposable
pre-recorded DVD disc that consumers can play only once. The discs
would give Hollywood increased control over the release of new films
and allow consumers the chance to watch a film at the fraction of the
price of an ordinary pre-recorded DVD.

Call me pessimistic, but I just don't think this going to work.  I
mean, I think it is worth a try, perhaps they'll be able to salvage
some of the capital loss from piracy, but eventally tinkering geeks
around the world will crack this code.  It happens everytime.

I hope it does work.  I'm not going to lie and say I've never seen
a boot leg of a Box Office smash a few days after it premiered in the
states, but it would be nice to pay a lot less on a brand new release
with theater quality.  You have to take out a freakin' Signature
Loan to go to the Theater these days (whatever happen to good old
Drive-ins.. $5.00 per person in the car.. save money by throwing a
blanket on you sister on the floor of the back seat.. good times..).

I've never bought a boot leg.  Not because of ethics, mind you…
sorry to disappoint you (MPAA is no friend of mine).  But the
quality sucks.  I think it will be win-win if the One time watch
DVD works.  But its kind of ironic that the greatest software pirates of all times is creating a device to stop pirates

Microsoft vs. Piracy

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