The coating is bound to reduce playability of the media, be susceptible to scratches, have a reduced lifetime, etc.
The coating is a simple bulk phase-change material, not an electronic system, so the whole verification process is optional. Big deal. Furthermore, since the phase change is in the direction of usability, you have an unlimited time to figure out how to do it once you've stolen the media.
Even if I can't figure out how to bypass the verification, can't I put 20 disks into the field to be cleared when I buy the 21st disk? Is it cheaper to slip the pimply-faced clerk a few bucks than to hack an irradiator?
All this mechanism does is ensure the market position of sleezy video shops in fencing stolen media. I just don't see the point.
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The coating is bound to reduce playability of the media, be susceptible to scratches, have a reduced lifetime, etc.
The coating is a simple bulk phase-change material, not an electronic system, so the whole verification process is optional. Big deal. Furthermore, since the phase change is in the direction of usability, you have an unlimited time to figure out how to do it once you've stolen the media.
Even if I can't figure out how to bypass the verification, can't I put 20 disks into the field to be cleared when I buy the 21st disk? Is it cheaper to slip the pimply-faced clerk a few bucks than to hack an irradiator?
All this mechanism does is ensure the market position of sleezy video shops in fencing stolen media. I just don't see the point.