SDMI will die the death of DIVX (Score 1)

I think SDMI will die just like DIVX, because it is designed with the interests of the record companies in mind not those of consumers. On a related note: In Canada we have some new legislation that slaps a special tax on blank recording media which is designed to compensate for illegal copying. This outrageous legislation indiscriminantly penalizes both the innocent and the guilty. It completely overlooks the many legitimate uses of blank media. And it is hardly surprising that it leads to the sentiment: "YOU PAID THE FINE SO DO THE CRIME!".