[liadmat]

> except for the analog hole

It's a pretty big hole, and it's practically impossible to seal. Which is why I don't think we'll ever see "game over" for piracy, no matter how advanced DRM technology becomes.

At this point, I think censoring the internet is the only way for the movies/music industry to win. Sadly this isn't so far fetched.

[quotemstr]

> it's practically impossible to seal [the analog hole]

It's easier than you think. Look at Macrovision. Look at the EURion constellation. All you have to do is make your secure video path emit some kind of signal not immediately apparent to human eyes. In a post-general-purpose-computing world, you can just make consumer-grade devices respect these signals and refuse to record and make professional-grade equipment both insanely expensive and specifically traceable.

[liadmat]

I agree, but my point is this - If you can see it or hear it, then you can record it. Sure, the recording device you'll need in the future might be insanely expensive/rare/illegal, but there's also a lot of money in piracy.