Wow, check out this revelation from the DMP-BD50 Manual just up on the Panasonic site:
http://service.us.panasonic.com/OPER...MPBD50-MUL.PDF
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Originally Posted by Panasonic DMP-BD50 Manual (bottom of page 16)
AACS Online
When discs supporting BD-Live are played back, the player or disc IDs may be sent
to the content provider via the Internet.
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So basically by using BD-Live, you give permission for studios to track your specific playback history as well as see if your player is valid/not modded, etc - and of course it is tied to your IP address. I could see how nicely this could work together with BD+ for a DRM nightmare. So much for online content, it appears this is also about online DRM & monitoring.
All the more happy I'm getting the Pioneer BDP-51FD WITHOUT BD-Live!
Has anyone else actually heard of "AACS Online" prior to this?