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|  mdmathis6
join:2001-10-15
Midlothian, VA | Re: Not if the RIAA and MPAA can prevent it It was the disc....divx is another name for the mp4 codec, so when you see downloads for a divx player, it refers to a media player that will play videos encoded in mp4. | |
| | xrobertcmx
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join:2001-06-18
Sterling, VA
clubs:  | Re: Not if the RIAA and MPAA can prevent it Thanks, I barely remember those disc's on the shelf, but I am familiar with DivX as the mp4 codec. Seems like every video downloaded is encoded in it. | |
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NOVA_Guy
Obama- Commander in Thief
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join:2002-03-05
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| said by xrobertcmx  :
Call me out of touch, but what happened with DivX? Is this the DivX DVD disc that floped? or the Codec?
I wasn't necessarily referring to DivX being dead, but what the government did with it. If I recall correctly, didn't they make hacking DivX copy protection-- or even providing information/instructions or software to do it-- a crime? That's what I'm opposed to more than anything else. I see no reason why the government or any media company should feel they have the right to control the storage or playback method of content that I have legally purchased from them. If I buy a CD, I've bought a license to listen to the music on it, and should be able to listen to said music on my computer, my car stereo, my MP3 player, my home stereo, etc., etc. The same with video-- if I buy a movie, it shouldn't matter whether I watch it on VHS, DVD, or rip it and convert it to a format that I can watch on my PocketPC. But that just isn't the case with DivX... 
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BrianDamage
We Are The Hounds From Hell
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join:2001-08-14
Rowlett, TX
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| Re: Not if the RIAA and MPAA can prevent it You have to write many times over before your rep will ever actually see your letter with his/her own eyes.
They have legions of assistants to wade through all of the letters.
You have to be pushy and aggressive.
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The rich get richer, the poorer get the picture, the bombs never hit you when yer down so low...some got pollution, others evolution, there must be some solution but I just don't know.... | |
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