RFID To Track Play of DVDs And CDs?

jayp00001 writes, "A Taiwan-based maker of DVDs and CDs for major studios is about to begin putting RFID chips in disks. The eventual aim is for DVD and CD players equipped with an RFID reader to prevent copied or out-of-region disks from being played."

Easy hardware fix

[Anonymous Coward]

Open up DVD-drive, cut wires to RFID-reader. Now every DVD will seem like it doesn't have an RFID-track, thus will work as a "legacy disk". Next innovation, please.

Re:And how long

[SomethingOrOther]

Until someone figures out how to disable the chip?

Put it in the microwave. Oh wait....

Re:Are they trying to encourage piracy

[NinjaFarmer]

My next house will have a faraday cage.

Re:hmm....

[Sagachi]

and everyone pays for a more expensive RFID-capable CD/DVD player because...?

...because it's better! It's part of the upcoming technology revolution - Betamax, Laserdiscs, and DAT are about to reach critical mass!

Re:Easy hardware fix

[Anonymous Coward]

What should I cut??? The red or the green wire?

Re:Aluminum foil over the RFID detector? Burn a co

[AlphaLop]

And rip the car keys out of everyones pockets as well as fry their credit cards! GO ANARCHY! :)

Hadn't you heard?

[aurelian]

The chip + RFID goes in your brain - you need to hold one of the MPAA's special decoders next to your head while you watch. That way they can make sure you're watching the ads as well. Better yet, the installation (which will eventually be a legal requirement) takes only a few minutes and and should cost less than a hundred bucks!