Studios delay the adotion of new DVD standard

Ab article by the CD freaks describes the problems in the definition of the new DVD formats. According to them, one of the problems is the excessive requirements placed by the studios on the encription technologies used by the formats.

For example, FOX has been very strict about the need of stronger encription formats for the new Blu-ray technology:

Another problem plaguing Blu-ray development is a requirement placed on the organization when it signed a deal with Fox Studios. Fox had demanded that high-definition DVDs utilize a stricter copy-protection format than AACS, which is employed by both Blu-ray and HD DVD. While HD DVD rejected the demand, Blu-ray conceded.

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