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===Ineffectiveness of audio and video DRM===
===Ineffectiveness of audio and video DRM===
Non-interactive content such as audio and video is nearly impossible to protect from copying once it is distributed to the consumer. Many HDMI splitters<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/PS3/comments/19dohrh/bypassing_hdcp_in_2024/lbtqiky/</ref> and capture cards<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/PS3/comments/19dohrh/bypassing_hdcp_in_2024/kj7cu60/
Non-interactive content such as audio and video is nearly impossible to protect from copying once it is distributed to the consumer.  
 
Macrovision video protection can be defeated using a widely available time base corrector,<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/VHS/comments/so4xs5/bought_this_box_back_in_the_early_90s_to/</ref> which strips out the signal that triggers the AGC on VCRs or Macrovision compliant devices.
 
Many HDMI splitters<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/PS3/comments/19dohrh/bypassing_hdcp_in_2024/lbtqiky/</ref> and capture cards<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/PS3/comments/19dohrh/bypassing_hdcp_in_2024/kj7cu60/
</ref> are capable of decrypting HDCP and copying the video stream. As long as at least one bypass exists at the HDCP level, all streaming content can be trivially ripped.
</ref> are capable of decrypting HDCP and copying the video stream. As long as at least one bypass exists at the HDCP level, all streaming content can be trivially ripped.