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Re:Why can’t I play Ultra HD Blu-ray movies on my new Intel ... by bitwize on Friday January 14, 2022 @01:22PM (#29938051)
LibreDrive disables the "policing", i.e., the software that makes the drive refuse to read due to a wrong region code, revoked key, etc. This counts as an "effective technological measure" separate from any decryption, etc. the drive performs and LibreDrive is thus likely a circumvention device under the DMCA. Publishing it would therefore be a felony, punishable by up to five years in federal prison, in addition to civil penalties.
Re:Why can’t I play Ultra HD Blu-ray movies on my new Intel ... by flotzam on Friday January 14, 2022 @01:44PM (#29938385)
Agreed but LibreDrive is the system as a whole (before decryption, sure). I was curious about the persistent component of that system, the modded firmware.