The boss of Warner Music has made a rare public confession that the music industry has to take some of the blame for the rise of p2p file sharing.
Speaking at the GSMA Mobile Asia Congress in Macau, Edgar Bronfman told mobile operators that they must not make the same mistake that the music industry made.
"We used to fool ourselves,' he said. "We used to think our content was perfect just exactly as it was. We expected our business would remain blissfully unaffected even as the world of interactivity, constant connection and file sharing was exploding. And of course we were wrong. How were we wrong? By standing still or moving at a glacial pace, we inadvertently went to war with consumers by denying them what they wanted and could otherwise find and as a result of course, consumers won."
Slysoft has released yet another version of its AnyDVD software. According to the change log, this beta has support for all MKBv4 titles.
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New (HD DVD & Blu-ray): Support for all MKBv4 titles (requires internet connection)
Note: It is possible, that the AnyDVD update server may be shortly unavailable during the beta test phase
New (Blu-ray): AnyDVD ripper copies BD+ titles
New (Blu-ray): Removed "BD+ not supported" warning, as all available BD+ titles can be copied with AnyDVD ripper, or can be watched on HTPC without HDCP using PowerDVD 3104 and AnyDVD. Reports indicate, that burned BD+ titles work on PS3 and standalone players as well.
Note to Twentieth Century Fox: As you can see, BD+ didn't offer you any advanced security, it just annoyed some of your customers with older players. So could you please cut this crap and start publishing your titles on HD DVD? There are thousands of people willing to give you money. :-)
Note to people considering to invest in HD media: Please buy HD DVD instead of Blu-ray. HD DVD is much more consumer friendly (e.g., no region coding, AACS not mandatory). Don't give your money to people, who throw your fair-use rights out of the window.
Fentao Software has released a new version of its DVDFab software. Build 4.0.1.0 features a more professional looking interface as well as new features like the ability to change the playback order and remove annoying PGCs like the FBI warning.
DVDFab Platinum 4.0.1.0 Updated!
New: Brand new user interface, more professional!
New: Rewritten DVD structure cleaning module. a. When copying a range of chapters, the unselected chapters are removed, in "No menus" mode. b. All unreferenced cells are removed in "No menus" mode. c. When preserving menus, the unselected titles will not be played. In previous versions, the unselected titles will be converted to empty title and will be played.
New: Added option "Change DVD playback order" in "Full Disc" and "Customize" mode. You can choose "Jump to first menu when disc inserted" or "Jump to main title when disc inserted".
New: Added option "Remove annoying PGCs (like FBI warnings)" in "Full Disc" and "Customize" mode.
New: Added timeout for PathPlayer to avoid infinite loop.
New: Added more protection info in "Settings -> Info" window.
New: Added option "Create files in subfolders of output directory".
New: Added option "Display only forced subpicture" for "DVD to Mobile".
New: Added option "Split by chapter" for "DVD to Mobile".
New: Added profile for Apple iPhone and iPod Touch, for "DVD to Mobile".
New: Updated language files.
Fix: A problem that "Enable PathPlayer" message will be shown again and again.
Fix: Freeze problem at start of movie on certain standalone DVD players.
Fix: A/V sync problem when using other DVD converting software except for DVDFab Platinum.
Fix: A/V sync problem in certain cases for "DVD to Mobile", like "Meet the Robinsons".
