Macrovision put out a press release indicating that their copy protection is making its way into a variety of online download services.
Netflix, BitTorrent, Movielink and Instant Media will all employ Macrovision’s Analog Copy Protection (ACP) technology as part of their distribution of movies and videos on their websites. Macrovision’s ACP technology helps online video providers assure content providers, whether it be movie studios, television networks, or the home movie maker, that their content is protected and distributed to only those that have the rights to download or access it.
I’m not sure exactly what this technology is and what impact, if any, it’ll have on consumers. Perhaps former Macrovision employee and fellow blogger Starjewel (aka Kimberly) has some insight…?
(via Hacking Netflix)
Sadly, the MVSN folks don’t give me much dirt anymore since I defected to TiVo :P
I can say that I hope whatever MVSN does for Netflix, I hope it’s better than the current “Watch Now” streaming, as it only works in IE.