>
>Or it could be that the iDCT core was not developed by ATI, but by someone
>else, and ATI just licensed it. This could explain why they are so
>adamant about not releasing the docs. As for TV-out they might be afraid
>that releasing the specs could be consired equivalent to providing
>Macrovision circumvention device. Or, perhaps, they are under contract
>with Macrovision..
That is the exact reason for TV Out. Without being able to ensure that a
macrovision protected incoming video stream is also macrovision protected
going out it could be viewed as ATI releasing a macrovision circumvention
device (or helping others create one). That might put ATI in some hot legal
water. There are similar things with DVD decoding that ATI must protect so
I understand fully if they want to be overly cautious. Their core business
depends on it.
David
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