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Originally Posted by jr_tech
Whats the deal here? some sort of copyright protection law?
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I am not aware that it is an actual LAW, but rather the requirements of the organizations that control the licenses to make Blu-ray players (and, of course, a similar setup with its own restrictions exists for DVD players).
As others noted, component-video outputs are going away because those signals can be copied easier than HDMI ones. As with most if not all of the copy-protection systems for various media, this will just cause far bigger problems for honest paying customers than for the people who make money from illegal copying (which is illegal with OR without protection schemes). Movie and music companies LIKE it when we have to buy the same item all over again because our first one got damaged (there is no more "wearing them out" as with records, cassettes, and VHS tapes).
The good news even for people who DO wish to make copies of their own discs or music for their own legitimate use is that there are always people working hard to help others get around the restrictions, and the methods can be found online without too much trouble.