Linux-kernel mailing list archive 1999-32,: Re: RealMagic DVD-cards

# Re: RealMagic DVD-cards

Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Fri, 13 Aug 1999 11:57:18 +0100 (BST)

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> I'm assuming the DVD industry hasn't been overly cooperative in the matter? I
> would think that to some degree, the decoding specs would be published so that
> hardware manufacturers could get access to them. Is it reverse engineering on
> everyone's end? Or just ours?

You can sign NDA's for the info for a fee (about $15,000 I seem to remember)
but then can't release the info itself. Also if you do a software decoder
and your decoder is 'cracked' to open the spec you agree to pay them a huge
fine.

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