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This copyright “war” is getting a way out of hand. There is already a large enough problem with virii without adding some tasty morsels for the script kiddies to go after. Namely, including a self-destruct code into Blu-Ray players that is engageable from the internet. Yeah, that couldn’t possibly cause problems down the road! I mean Sony’s rootkit was such a great idea, and went over so well… let’s start making things implode!

This controversial technology would require that disc players maintain permanent connections to content providers via the Internet, making it possible for discs that fail a security check to trigger a notification process, enabling the provider to send the player a sort of “self-destruct code.” This code would come in the form of a flash ROM “update” that would actually render the player useless, perhaps unless and until it is taken to a repair shop for reprogramming.