I was running through my Netflix Queue this morning and noticed an interesting warning on one of the movies.? If you add Casino Royale, Crossover, Open Season and other DVD?s (total of 13) to your Queue, you?ll get the following Notice Message from Netflix:

NOTICE: This DVD is not compatible with some DVD players.

This is because Netflix still has a few Movie titles with the asinine ARccOS copy protection. ARccOS is a copy protection scheme developed by Sony that intentionally puts corrupted sectors on the DVD to prevent copying. It also tends to make the DVD unwatchable on several different DVD players on the market. It should be noted that Netflix has been replacing their inventory of these Discs and now only have these 13 titles. Here?s the FAQ on the Netflix site about the ARccOS discs.

This is just another reason I hate these copy protections that manufacturers are putting on media. It tends to penalize the legitimate customers and treat them like criminals, when those who are ripping and selling the content on the streets will still find a way to do it. In the end it costs you and I money while limiting functionality.

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