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DVD copy protection
is CPMI copy protection in Gear Pro the same as CSS encryption?
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17 Replies
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thx Eric, how do i put CSS on a DVD?
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so i dont need a CSS licence?
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No CSS are just flags added to an image delivered to a replicator. Only replicated discs can have CSS
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so no fees are paid at all? i’m reading about heavy licence fees paid to macrovision for CSS?
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Macrovision as nothing to do with CSS. Most replicators offer it free
Where are you reading this?
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thx Eric, much appreciated
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Not sure that I agree with this. CSS is something that replicators have to pay a royalty on, so yes, they normally charge a fee for it. In addition to the per-disc fee, there is also the additional step to prepare the flagged master for CSS, which many replicators charge a small flat fee for.
I have seen some replicators that offer it free on orders over 10,000 units or so because it is so nominal at that point, but I would question a company if they were giving it away for feee because that would make me question if they are paying the proper loyalties and fees (on this and on the discs themselves).
Of course, just flagging your master for CSS when you author it costs nothing because it isn’t actually adding the CSS. As others have already said, that is only activated when the disc is replicated.
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so.. if i ‘flag’ a DVD when i author, will replicators then charge for the CSS?
if flagging doesn’t actually put the CSS on at authoring whats the point of flagging?
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