"High Noonn" DVD??

[Jerry McAllister]

On Sat, Nov 15, 2008 at 03:40:06AM -0800, Gary Kline wrote:

> On Sat, Nov 15, 2008 at 03:55:42AM -0600, Steven Susbauer wrote:
> > Gary Kline wrote:
> > > 	Do any of you guys know why the DVD version of HIGH NOON won't play on my
> > > 	computers?  I've tried everything I can think of.  Zero.   I watched the
> > > 	*original* in the theater (I think); then have watched the tape in '98,
> > > 	and the DVD just now.  I'm not that nutty to waste a DVD-R on it; I'm
> > > 	just wondering my none of my players won't play it.
> > > 
> > > 	thanks,
> > > 
> > > 	gary
> > > 
> > > 
> > I would wager it has something to do with a copy protection mechanism.
> > Are you able to play other copy-protected DVDs fine?
> > 
> >    Steve
> 
> 
> 	All the time with every one I've tried in recent years.  Since this is
> 	from 1952, perhaps the trouble is that it lacks the copy-protection.
> 	anyway, this is so ancient, it would be a waste to copy! 
> 	gary

I don't remember anyone making DVDs in 1952.   
Given that, I doubt there is any copy protection from then either.

DVD copy protection is a DVD era thing, not built in to the movie.

////jerry


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