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MeBeJedi
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14-Oct-2004, 3:28 PM
"The older style of "Macrovision" was I think called "Copygaurd" and is on VHS tapes, they may also be on Laserdiscs"

I'm not sure what you are doing, but every source on the Internet specifically states that LD does not and cannot use Macrovision.

4.7) Can laserdiscs have Macrovision?
Apparently no. First of all, it is technically difficult, because the region used by Macrovision is also used to hold control data for the laserdisc players. Secondly, because of backward compatibility, the laserdisc specs cannot be easily changed. Thirdly, as long as the laserdisc market stays as a niche market, the distributors will not pressure the manufacturers to change the specs. And if they did, the sales would surely drop.

No copy protection - Macrovision, copyguard, or whatever you want to call it, was ever put in laserdisc.