DVDs and Blu-rays will now carry two unskippable government warnings

[Jack]

You know those FBI warning messages that appear at the beginning of DVDs and Blu-ray discs? They're getting an upgrade—and they're multiplying.

The US government yesterday rolled out not one but two copyright notices, one to "warn" and one to "educate." Six major movie studios will begin using the new notices this week.

The main change is that Immigrations & Customs Enforcement (ICE) has, in the last several years, made itself a key player in the copyright wars. The FBI has shown extremely limited interest in going after individual websites, but ICE has done so with gusto; it has so far seized more than 750 domain names after rightsholder complaints. This new prominence is reflected in the broader logos used.

ICE now appears on both notices. The first notice shows the traditional FBI seal and a warning that "the unauthorized reproduction or distribution of this copyrighted work is illegal. Criminal copyright infringement is investigated by federal law enforcement agencies and is punishable by up to 5 years in prison and a fine of $250,000." The logo for ICE's Homeland Security Investigations unit now appears beside the FBI's.

Banner number one. Now with "more logo"

The second notice shows the logo for the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center, which involves 20 different US government agencies. It features one extremely angry eagle who would probably pluck your eyeballs from your sockets if he could get those talons near you. "Piracy is not a victimless crime," says the notice. "For more information on how digital theft harms the economy, please visit www.iprcenter.gov."

Read more: http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/05/dvds-and-blu-rays-will-now-carry-two-unskippable-government-warnings/

 

[MrXidus]

The ones who are good and pay for movies will see these warnings, The pirates how ever will see nothing thanks to the uploaders ripping out this garbage before uploading. It's like me walking into my local supermarket, purchasing a basket of food then on my way out have some supermarket employee stop me and force me to listen to him say "Stealing food is illegal. Food thief's will be investigated by federal law enforcement agencies and is punishable by up to 5 years in prison and a fine of $250.000" Have a nice day!

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And so I hear these new warnings will be hard coded and made un-skippable. That's nice.... Seems like they are pushing me to sail with the pirates. :s

 

[3link9]

Yo Ho Yo Ho...A Pirates Life for me.....

 

[jamescv7]

With pirated everything were easier and less hassle however its a disobey by the law but even how implemented works until now many can sneak it.