Bump
Okay there’s four pecks in a bushel and two half-acres in an acre. But I don’t know what they’re talking about above.
uh, what?
I always wanted one of those DeCSS shirts.
Did you know that you could get into really big trouble if you post the code beginning with 09 F9 11 02 on your website ? It is very likely that a takedown notice will be send to the owner of the website as soon as the RIAA, the AACS or some of their lawyers find your website. You might be wondering why they are making such a big deal about this code that continues to be 9D 74 E3 5B D8 41 56 C5 which only some users might identify as the code to rule them all.. aka the processing key that unlocks the content of every HD-DVD available up to this point.
Did you know that this was the processing key that ends with 63 56 88 C0 ? I did not until I read an article where the AACS sent some takedown notices to websites owners who mentioned the key. So, what is actually happening now is that this key will be reproduced on thousands of websites who report about this takedown notices, it will be available in caches, in forum entries and in many other places including custom created T-Shirts, Mugs and Mousepads. It seems that the takedown notice somehow backfired on the AACS, don’t you think ?
While the Band is Wagoning
So I really know little to nothing about encryption policy and I have never even seen an HD-DVD to date but I feel that I might as well join the rest of the internet in posting this.
Apparently with this code 09 F9 11 02 9D 74 E3... (if you want the full code, it’s not hard to find) you can do something with the encryption on HD-DVDs. I want to be very clear in the fact that I have no idea what to do with this number and have no desire to learn.
The problem comes with the MPAA and other groups trying to stop the HEX code from getting out and distributed. Can they actually trademark/copyright/patent/whatever a hex number sequence?
Digg has been removing posts about this all day apparently and it seems to have boiled over and people are not happy. Just check out digg.com and you should easily find article postings about this topic and pretty much every comment section, no matter the article, now mentions the code.
Again, I have no information on how to use the code or even what the code means - I only know what it is and would have never given it a second thought had they never tried to protect the information so aggressively.
I’m just tired of businesses - for profit businesses (RIAA, MPAA, etc) acting like they are law enforcement agencies. They are not and they should follow the proper legal channels just like anyone else. Got a copyright infringement complaint against someone? Present the proof in court and see what happens - don’t send fake “comply or die” messages.
Too bad it wasn’t Blue-Ray that got cracked..they
are much more insidious and anti fair-use than
HD-DVD.
Digg? Oh - you mean the site for snarky young communists in training. The commentary section is rich - a bunch of pedantic teenagers slagging each other off.
What’s Happening with HD-DVD Stories?
by Jay Adelson at 1pm, May 1st, 2007 in Digg Website
Hey all,
I just wanted to explain what some of you have been noticing around some stories that have been submitted to Digg on the HD DVD encryption key being cracked.
This has all come up in the past 24 hours, mostly connected to the HD-DVD hack that has been circulating online, having been posted to Digg as well as numerous other popular news and information websites. We’ve been notified by the owners of this intellectual property that they believe the posting of the encryption key infringes their intellectual property rights. In order to respect these rights and to comply with the law, we have removed postings of the key that have been brought to our attention.
Whether you agree or disagree with the policies of the intellectual property holders and consortiums, in order for Digg to survive, it must abide by the law. Digg’s Terms of Use, and the terms of use of most popular sites, are required by law to include policies against the infringement of intellectual property. This helps protect Digg from claims of infringement and being shut down due to the posting of infringing material by others.
Our goal is always to maintain a purely democratic system for the submission and sharing of information - and we want Digg to continue to be a great resource for finding the best content. However, in order for that to happen, we all need to work together to protect Digg from exposure to lawsuits that could very quickly shut us down.
Thanks for your understanding,
Jay
"Oh Nine, eff Nine".
It's a guy singing the key. He wrote his own music.
Dang kid!
You put that processing key back and get off that computer and go to bed.
You’re grounded until you’re 13!
Digg is toast.
I don’t know why the MPAA tries this DRM crap. All they are doing is breeding generation after generation of super-hackers. No matter what kind of encryption code they implement, the media has to be decoded to be played... and if it can be decoded, it can be cracked.
Well, Wikipedia locked out the infamous numbers, but they missed a spot...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motion_Picture_Association_of_America#Controversies
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“Some of the MPAA’s actions have been controversial. One example is the film rating system. Many believe that the intent of the various ratings has been subverted. For example, there is widespread access to R-rated movies even for those under 17, while the NC-17 rating spells commercial death for a film, undermining its purpose. Film critic Roger Ebert has called for an entirely new system of ratings designed to address these issues. Some people criticize film-makers for editing their works to conform to the various ratings. For example, they might excise some extreme violence or sex to avoid an NC-17, or even “spice up” a children’s movie so as to move from G to PG and appeal to older children. The ratings system itself is attacked as de facto censorship by free-speech activists, and conversely as too lenient in its content standards by some conservative critics, priest, lawyers, and parental review sites. A criticism that has come from both sides is that the MPAA tends to be considered more complacent with violent content than sexual one. Other criticisms have included that there is more bias against homosexual sexual content than heterosexual. Also, movies with male genitalia tend to get a “harsher” rating than those with female genitalia. 09 F9 11 02 9D 74 E3 5B D8 41 56 C5 63 56 88 C1”
LOL....