Computer hackers poke another hole in HD DVD's armor

[willawake]

SAN FRANCISCO: The 2005 science fiction film "Serenity" portrayed a ragtag crew of space pirates fighting to unravel the mysteries of their galaxy.

Reality may have mimicked fiction last weekend as a loosely knit coalition of hackers around the world defeated the antipiracy software protecting several high-resolution movies in the HD DVD format. They then began distributing copies of films — starting with "Serenity" by Universal Pictures — using BitTorrent, a popular file-sharing tool. full article

[willawake]

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WTF is this bit?

AACS was explicitly designed so that compromised players and programs like WinDVD could be disabled remotely by revoking their licenses. He said that the AACS group might take that approach after an investigation.

[stretch0069]

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If Hollywood wasn't so damned greedy, they wouldn't have to worry about copying. Its like copying has only been around since DVDs. When the the studios make stupid decisions (like the recent MASH tv screw-up), I am all for copying a movie.

Greedy bastards need to learn that the more they put the screws to their customers, the less money they will get.

[willawake]

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i cant see the makers of windvd agreeing to that. i bet that will be a vista enabled technology.....better learn linux soon the future is not bright.

[gonzo0815]

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If you like playing games, linux is a hard switch......IMHO the game support have made MS what it is like. If you have to decide on witch sw to run your biz on, you certainely choose that one, you probably are knowing from home. Same for most pro`s in that field. They choose what they are knowing and for wich they can easily get support if there is some problem.

[Slugjet]

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I agree, willawake. I keep putting off learning Linux, but DRM and the prohibitive expense of Vista is like both a punch in the face and a knee to the groin. In the meantime, I'm keeping XP and praying someone hacks Dx10 so it works in XP.

[pentium]

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It was only a matter of time before someone cracked the encryption.

Just remember kids...

The difficult can be done.
The impossible takes a little longer.

[pentium]

Re: Computer hackers poke another hole in HD DVD's armor

AS expected...Blu-ray has finally been cracked.
Now watch security features inside the blu-ray players turn the system you just spent $$$ on become a new doorstop....until someone figures out how to reset the player.

[SonicSteve]

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i cant see the makers of windvd agreeing to that. i bet that will be a vista enabled technology.....better learn linux soon the future is not bright.

I already did, I picked up Ubuntu when I was tinkering last January. Then when I saw the stuff Vista had to offer, and I knew that Microsoft would push all the latest digital rights and "genuine advantage" and..... I learned Linux this past September.

I don't used unlicensed software, or pirate windows. I just didn't like what I saw.

[SonicSteve]

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I don't used unlicensed software, or pirate windows. I just didn't like what I saw.

The future was smelling more like rotting vegetation than roses.