That's the point. The DMCA (and it EU equal) require that media-enabled
protections be implemented. You can't just say "this hardware is not
compliant with the new law because it's old." My reading of the statute
doesn't show a "grandfather" provison for hardware/software that is old but
still supported (like the GeForce line of cards and the Detonator drivers).
If the hardware does not support the protection (anti-copying device) as
built and it is still supported, it is not in compliance with the law. As
long as the software (drivers) do not allow copying, everything is OK.
Disbaling the non-compliant function satisfies the law. It sucks, but
governments (and the movie industry) don't care if they disable features on
hardware as long as their IP is protected.

Commo

"tq96" wrote in message
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If NVIDIA didn't disable native/driver circumvention of Macrovision,
they'd be in violation of the US DMCA. This is why most remaining
software work-arounds originate in China - they are not subject to
DMCA or its EU equal.

How so? NVidia's drivers never circumvented macrovision at all. They are
now taking proactive steps to deny playback on devices that have chips not
capable of inserting the macrovision data into the video signal whether or
not those chips are enabled for use or not.