| CSS-encrypted VOBs | Unencrypted VOBs |
When burned onto a "professional" DVD |
Play only in licensed players; cannot be decrypted by
unlicensed players (unless CSS can be broken)
[confirmed by DVD CCA court filings] |
Are considered non-copy-protected and play in all players
[confirmed by Jon Johansen] |
When burned onto a "consumer" DVD |
Are invalid (lacking necessary title key) and do not play
anywhere [asserted by some popular overviews of DVD technology] |
Are considered non-copy-protected and play in all players
[speculation, based on analogy; otherwise, consumers would be
unable to make DVD Video discs under any circumstances] |
When copied onto a hard drive or other medium |
Cannot be decrypted by unlicensed players (unless CSS can be broken);
are ignored by licensed players; thus, do not play anywhere
[confirmed by Schumann's second declaration] |
Can be played by unlicensed players or
by licensed players
[LiViD project, Schumann decl.; note that implementing this
doesn't require anything even alleged to be a trade
secret] |