As long as it's possible to *watch* a DVD, it will be possible to *rip* it. At the most basic level, it's possible to intercept the video signal direct from the video card (on a PC), or copy the stream to an analog device, i.e. a TV.
Until they decide to make DVDs incompatible with every current viewing device, they'll be stuck with the fact that DVDs will be rippable.
The industry should focus on ways to make it more attractive for people to legally own material, rather than this futile quest to achieve the impossible - as long as DVDs cost as much as they do, there will always be an incentive (and therefore a method) to rip them.
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how many times do we have to say it?
As long as it's possible to *watch* a DVD, it will be possible to *rip* it. At the most basic level, it's possible to intercept the video signal direct from the video card (on a PC), or copy the stream to an analog device, i.e. a TV.
Until they decide to make DVDs incompatible with every current viewing device, they'll be stuck with the fact that DVDs will be rippable.
The industry should focus on ways to make it more attractive for people to legally own material, rather than this futile quest to achieve the impossible - as long as DVDs cost as much as they do, there will always be an incentive (and therefore a method) to rip them.
Accept it, and move on.