Also with certain programs, users can watch their favorite DVD on their computer instead of have a TV or DVD player. But for a DVD to work, hardware such as a DVD Rom has to be installed. If the user has a DVD burner as well, then they can copy the DVDs for themselves or others if they wanted to. They could even make DVDs from home videos or clips of other things, though the make a DVD the user would require some software to actually burn it onto a disc. ...

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However, in a recent case, a teenager in Norway cracked the code protecting DVDs. Now, using a computer and a DVD-ROM drive, people can record DVD movies onto their computer and share them with other people on the internet. When he cracked the algorithm behind DVD protection, he submitted to BugTrack, a site that monitors bugs in systems. ... However, he was arrested for cracking the DVD algorithm. ...

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According to Richard Shim, the blu-ray Disc is going to be the "next-generation recordable DVD [digital versatile disc] format using blue-violet lasers," whereas the current DVD format is using red lasers. ... Instead there is a SuperDrive capable of reading and writing CDs and DVDs. ...

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