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Blue Ray Review

2009-12-19T11:29:00.000-08:00

It's Illegal To Watch Your DVDs

By Justin Breithaupt

What? Is that really true? It depends on what you watch your DVDs on and if they are Blue Ray or standard DVDs. I met a man who spent a great amount of money on a High Definition TV, and then on a Windows 7 Laptop with a connector for his TV. He bought these products with the understanding that he could watch his Blue Ray DVDs on his High Definition TV. When he stuck in his Blue Ray DVD into the Laptop it played fine in the Laptop Screen. He then purchased a cable for his TV and plugged it in. The DVD immediately stopped playing and a message came up on the screen letting him know it is not legal for him to watch his movie on his TV because it is copy written and protected by law. He could have been a potential criminal copying and selling illegal copies of his DVDs. The RIAA and Microsoft decided that my honest friend who bought his devices and movies legitimately should not have the right to use these devices to watch his movies any way he likes. This is only the beginning. According to the article I read here:http://www.defectivebydesign.org/mpaa-drm-tv the MPAA wants to take away our rights and abilities to record live TV to watch later and take control over all our devices we use to watch video and listen to audio in our home including Satellite receivers, TVs, VCRs, DVD Players, etc. The list does not end. What should come as more of a shock is that Microsoft is getting sueed by many other countries in anti-trust lawsuits for doing these things they have already done to us. Our Government officials however have decided not to sue or stop Microsoft for doing these things to us. Of course it's not just Microsoft. It's also Apple and Sony as well as anyone who produces Blue Ray DVD players. It's not the manufacturer's fault that they do this of course but rather the ones who legally force them to build these restrictions into their hardware. Does anyone remember when DVDs first came out? You had to have a program like WinDVD in order to decrypt the encrypted video so you could play it. You had to pay for this software if you didn't get it with your computer. Microsoft tried to convince everyone that without this player it was illegal to watch DVDs. We who use Linux knew better. We made and used libdvd to watch our DVDs without any restrictions. We could also download copies of them directly to our computers to watch later as it should be. Like DVDs use to be Blue Ray also does not play on Linux. Back to my customer who bought the Blue Ray DVD hardware and High Definition TV. I decided to try to watch the Blue Ray DVD on his TV using Linux. I figured I would have total control over his Laptop if I used Linux and I was right. After installing Linux onto his Laptop I discovered that there was no DVD player that could play Blue Ray for Linux but that each Blue Ray DVD contains an encrypted password that unlocks the content of the disk. You can find these keys on sites like these: http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=120988 . Using DumpHD (found here: http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=123111 ) with the keys I was then able to strip off all the encryption and download the content of the entire Blue Ray DVD to his Laptop Hard Drive. This took 20 Gbs for one disk. Using VLC I was then able to watch the extracted video on his HD TV which was the original intent when he purchased the equipment. Ridiculous isn't it. I'm not even sure if what I did to watch that video was legal or illegal and to be perfectly honest I don't care because it's a violation of our freedom of speech. If we can't listen then what is the use of free speech?

So I encourage you not to buy Blue Ray DVDs or DVD players and don't support any of the companies I mentioned that contribute to this ridiculous struggle for control. Also please go tohttp://www.defectivebydesign.org/mpaa-drm-tv and follow the instructions to send a letter to the FCC to stop any more of this nonsense.

Hello My Name Is Nathan

2008-09-03T19:02:00.000-07:00

My official position is 3rd Ninja at USA Computer Tech Computer Rescue / Evil Henchman clone facility. Justin Breithaupt the clan chief has forced me against my will to write about computer news each week. As the whips and evil devices are used I type away bringing you the most incredible news about Technology from all around the multiverse.

This week I learned what a Video Card does and added it to my Evil Ninja knowledge. If you too wish to become an evil ninja with evil computer knowledge come down to 901 Main Street Pomeroy WA 99347 and we will alter your minds using Borg technology. Please help me escape by paying my ransom by making checks payable to "Computer Rescue" PO Box 485. We need the donations. help@!!!!!!!!!!!

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2008-08-31T18:43:00.001-07:00

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Microsoft sells your information to PORN industries

2008-07-30T09:23:00.000-07:00

Yes I know if you look at the FROM field it will say my e-mail address but I Didn't send this to myself , I get e-mails like this all the time, and it even means to me that others are receiving SPAM from my e-mail address. :(

This e-mail was sent to me from a Microsoft Partner who recieved my private information from Microsoft and this e-mail I use isn't even a Microsoft E-mail address. As you see here I'm using Yahoo to access it.

"You are receiving this e-mail because you subscribed to MSN Featured Offers." No I DID NOT! "Microsoft respects your privacy." By sharing my personal information with everyone? "If you do not wish to receive this MSN Featured Offers e-mail, please click the "Unsubscribe" link below. This will not unsubscribe you from e-mail communications from third-party advertisers that may appear in MSN Feature Offers. This shall not constitute an offer by MSN. MSN shall not be responsible or liable for the advertisers' content nor any of the goods or service advertised. Prices and item availability subject to change without notice." Prices? Prices for Porn?

Now that you know where your junk mail is comming from please call Microsoft at: 1-800-785-3448 or send them e-mail by clicking the Feedback link at the bottom of the www.msn.com page.

My Response To Microsoft:

I also sent them this: "STOP SENDING ME SPAM. I NEVER USE YOUR SERVICES AND I NEVER AGREED TO ALLOW YOU TO SEND ME ANYTHING.

YOU HAVE committed an illegal operation and must be shut down to prevent further damage. BSOD.

P.S. Ultumix TM GNU/Linux Rules!"

from my other address.

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2008-06-04T11:19:00.000-07:00

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June 7th 2008 Interview With Mr. X (the administrator) From www.screw-paypal.com

2008-06-03T19:53:00.000-07:00

This Saturday on the initial launch of "EPISODE 1 - Ultumix Computer Show" we will be talking with Mr. X about:

The diffrent ways PayPal.com can take advantage of you and has in the past,
How PayPal makes money by selling debts to their debt collectors,
How the debt collectors ruin your credit,
The most common ways PayPal.com takes your money,
and Top stories about PayPal.com and their victums.

Mr. X chooses to remain anonymous because PayPal.com has made threats against him publicly and privately in e-mails and forums. Verification was made that the threats originated from a city in Nebraska where PayPal has their escalation department. The head of the escalations department (if you believe what he says) sent this threat because he is tired of hearing about www.screw-paypal.com and said he would take it down by the following Friday after he made the post. Well www.screw-paypal.com is still up and serving thousands of people that have been taken advantage of by PayPal.com (most threw e-mail and many threw the forum).

For more information on PayPal.com's fraud please go to these links:

http://pediaopeness.wetpaint.com/page/PayPal.com
http://gnuconsumerreports.blogspot.com/2008/02/paypalcom.html
www.screw-paypal.com www.paypalwarning.com http://www.paypalsucks.com/
http://www.internationalterrorist.com/paypal.html
http://yro.slashdot.org/yro/04/05/18/0128201.shtml?tid=126&tid=153&tid=172&tid=93&tid=95&tid=99
http://www.gnutellanews.com/article/12148
http://www.tcj.com/messboard/ubb/Forum1/HTML/007500.html
http://seclists.org/lists/politech/2003/Mar/0040.html
http://dir.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/02/23/pay_pal/index.html
http://www.whatreallyhappened.com/paypal.html
http://www.aboutpaypal.org/
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/paypalperil/
http://www.outofthedark.com/CorporateWars/PayPal/index.html
http://www.ygoodman.com/paypal.aspetc

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2008-05-31T11:14:00.000-07:00

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