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Old 23-04-2015, 00:10
Anthony_UK
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I have put a freeware BluRay player on my mates' Acer Aspire BluRay equipped WinVista Laptop and a BluRay encryption crack program DVDFab Passkey 8 to make the discs play as the player will not handle BluRay discs on their own BUT on some movie studio distributor releases when you attempt to play the discs, a message comes up saying "Internet required to play disc" WHY? Is this a deliberate ploy by some movie studios to throw in internet features like pop-up ads while you play your film OR is it something else entirely that the movie studios demand that the internet is switched on while discs play to further limit any way to get round the encryption on their discs?

Either way it seems very petty. Can someone shed some light on why some BluRay discs demand your internet be switched on while they play?
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Old 23-04-2015, 07:14
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Following explains it in FAQs.


http://www.blu-ray.com/faq/#bluray_connection
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Old 23-04-2015, 09:27
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I have put a freeware BluRay player on my mates' Acer Aspire BluRay equipped WinVista Laptop and a BluRay encryption crack program DVDFab Passkey 8 to make the discs play as the player will not handle BluRay discs on their own BUT on some movie studio distributor releases when you attempt to play the discs, a message comes up saying "Internet required to play disc" WHY? Is this a deliberate ploy by some movie studios to throw in internet features like pop-up ads while you play your film OR is it something else entirely that the movie studios demand that the internet is switched on while discs play to further limit any way to get round the encryption on their discs?

Either way it seems very petty. Can someone shed some light on why some BluRay discs demand your internet be switched on while they play?
BIB - I'd say there's your answer why you're being asked for an Internet connection - free third party software.

Normally you get the option to connect for enhanced playback, but it's never demanded for basic playback, certainly never has been for any disc I've played.
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Old 25-04-2015, 12:13
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I suspect the decryption software wants internet access to get keys from a server somewhere.

Presumably the films are newer than the software.

Unlike DVD, Bluray keys keep changing - it's a constant war between studios and pirates.
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