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In case you needed another reason to pirate movies, Microsoft is introducing a new hardware-based DRM scheme called PlayReady to lock down 4k content on Windows PCs. The user-restricting tool will only be available on Windows 10, ensuring users orphaned on earlier versions of the OS will need to upgrade to view the high-definition format.
http://www.pcworld.com/article/2908089/all-about-playready-30-microsofts-secret-plan-to-lock-down-4k-movies-to-your-pc.html
From the article:
“Dad?! What’s going on? Why do we have to watch this movie in crappy standard-def?” The name of the movie might as well be Digital Rights Management: The New Nightmare. It stars Microsoft, who is working with chip vendors Intel, AMD, Nvidia, and Qualcomm to protect Hollywood’s movies from piracy as they travel through your PC. The technology it’s promoting is called PlayReady 3.0.
(Score: 4, Insightful) by LoRdTAW on Monday April 27 2015, @11:58AM
I'd say the most rational form is to simply walk away from their content. Illegally viewing the content shows them that you still NEED it. They see that demand and they know they can capitalize on it. Telling them to piss off and shove their DRM laden content up the wazoo is much more effective. I liken it to a junkie that robs a drug dealer. That drug dealer is just going to arm themself and prevent a future attack. A game of cat and mouse ensues and you have a war.