Re: [dvd-discuss] MovieMask - I'm sure the lawsuit is on its way

[Dan Steinberg <synthesis(at)videotron.ca>]

ummmmm  I went to the moviemask site. where do you see the ability to create
your own version? All I see is something that plays pre-supplied config files
for movies they have already edited.

From the page
============================
*(Based on your selection, your player will download a "mask file" that
commands your movie to be played back according to your personal
                            preferences.)

                            *(You may watch any movie with Movie Mask Player.
However, if you choose to watch the movie as a masked, educational, or
interactive playback
                            option, then the movie you choose to watch must be
one of the movies that we have in our Movie Library.
======================================

...or has someone already hacked the moviemask player?

Ernest Miller wrote:

> www.moviemask.com
>
> Here is software that allows people to create metadata additions to DVDs.
> You download a config file, and the movie plays from that, not the file on
> the DVD. You can effectively create your own version of a movie on DVD,
> editing out the naughty bits - make your own PG-13 movie from an R-Rated
> DVD.  Of course, there are more interesting uses - I wonder how long until
> there is a phantom edit of the Star Wars Episode I DVD out.
>
> Unfortunately, this violates all sorts of DVDCCA licenses.  Their moviemask
> FAQ says that the movie studios are aware of what moviemask is doing - but
> seems to imply that they don't have official approval.
>
> Slashdot article
> http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/11/14/1325246

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