> What problem was HDCP trying to solve, again? The problem of the price of goods in a competitive market falling to the marginal cost of production. That's a

> What problem was HDCP trying to solve, again? The problem of the price of goods in a competitive market falling to the marginal cost of production. That's a problem for the people who produce goods that a new technology is busy reducing the marginal cost of production. It shouldn't be a problem for anybody else, but HDCP makes it so.