HDCP is important for VOD. With release windows changing and Studio's pushing for various types of pre-DVD street date VOD releases, and providers pushing for t

HDCP is important for VOD. With release windows changing and Studio's pushing for various types of pre-DVD street date VOD releases, and providers pushing for the same, an HDCP crack could enable profit-seeking pirates to obtain pre-DVD, pre-Bluray, in some cases pre-theatrical releases and redistribute them. The financial considerations for a profit seeking pirate are trivial - perhaps an FPGA (though software seems feasible), HDMI capture card, RAID system, Bluray burner. On the consumer end, why pay $50 for a theatrical day-and-date VOD when you can purchase a pirated Bluray of it a day or two later? Market considerations aside, this crack will force the Studios to rethink VOD release windows.