Slysoft recently announced that AnyDVD will now let consumers play back discs protected with "Protect DVD-Video" on computers running Windows MCE 2005. Without AnyDVD, these discs aren't playable at all.
With the help of today released AnyDVD, discs protected with "Protect DVD-Video" can now be played on Windows MCE 2005, with Windows Media player or Zoom Player. WITHOUT ANYDVD RUNNING, THESE DISCS CANNOT BE PLAYED!Examples: "Wer früher stirbt..." and "Perfume", both R2, German

Giancarlo Bettini, SlySoft CEO: "Shame on the makers of this really bad protection. They don't do their customers a favour, if they cannot watch the original disc! We really hope that they get these discs slapped in their faces by their (ex)customers."
If you'd like to try it out, a demo version of AnyDVD can be downloaded here. Otherwise, more information is available on Slysoft's website.