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more about #windowsmediaplayer fuchikoma: As long as you can install and use these codecs in Windows, it makes no difference to me. I haven't used WMP since 6.3. I just need it to work in Medi... more » Kaiser-Machead: Microsoft wouldn't be so stupid as to actually block codecs. Blocking third-party formats would be a big Fuck-You to users overall. I think (and hope)... more » Dave Lindsay: I don't know what the reasoning behind this is but I wonder how much this actually impacts anyone or how much it's media-FUD. Boohoo, when I play a vi... more » closhedbb: Looks like Microsoft is starting to look and act like Mac... more » nutbastard: sorry MS, I wouldn't trade VLC for anything. Namely, because nothing else is as good, period. more » Monty: Think of all of the people employed to make all of these incompatible products. In an economy like we have today, we really should be embracing the c... more » KJA: You forgot to mention how to break the DRM, if this explaination included "EVERYTHING" you wanted to know. I want to know how to break Fairplay DRM sp... more » Gann: Not quite "Everything You Wanted To Know About DRM", or it'd include a viable business model for the future of entertainment. more » jackjumper: "but then again, it's not as easy to rip a stream for Joe Blow as it is to share a file over Limewire" Remember, though - all it takes is one clued in... more » scarbrtj: Made me throw up a little. With the accompanying afterburn. more » OMG! Ponies!: Nice to know the nattering nabobs of negativity now make padlocks. more » -
#windows7
Windows 7 Might Block Third-Party Video Codecs
Something we love about Windows 7 is that it has much better native codec support, like H.264 and AAC. But the price might be high: It looks like Windows 7 might block third-party video decoders. More » -
#gizexplains
Giz Explains: Everything You Wanted to Know About DRM
Condensed explanation: Digital rights management is a corporate pain in the ass that stops you from doing whatever you want with music and movies in the name of fighting piracy. But there's more to it.
