You said — This isn’t even a hunk of programming that offers functionality, like decss was ruled to be. I wouldn’t be able to decode a DVD without also writing a program that uses this infamous code, and wouldn’t that part be protected by patent?”
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See Post #15 —
Proof of concept code for the process key hack is here: http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?p=953484#post953484
Implementation for Windows: http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?p=953496#post953496
Implementation for OSX: http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?p=953516#post953516
well the doom9 folks sure musta dug(g) in. their stuff sure ain’t gone.