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02 May 2007
A digital rights management (DRM) licensing authority is strong-arming search firms, bloggers and open source advocates in a desperate attempt to stop the spread of a software key that disables copyright protection on Blu-ray and HD-DVD disks.
Copyright reform activist Cory Doctorow decided on Monday to remove the information from a group blog to which he contributes after receiving a cease-and-desist letter from the Advanced Access Content System Licensing Administrator (AACS-LA).
The AACS-LA is backed by technology vendors including IBM, Intel, Microsoft, Sony and Walt Disney, and oversees the Advanced Access Content System (AACS) DRM technology used on high-definition DVDs.
The so-called processing keys published on the blog let users disable the DRM that prevents users from copying the disks or playing them on unlicensed equipment or software.
Doctorow is not the first blogger to receive a legal order from the AACS-LA. Several other blogs have been ordered to remove references to the key as well as links to a forum where it was first disclosed.
The AACS-LA has even issued legal threats against Google.
The crack first surfaced in mid-February on a Doom 9 forum. In an act of defiance, numerous bloggers have posted the key on their websites or linked to the website detailing the original crack.
They also submitted the web pages to social news services such as Digg in an effort to spread the information to a wider audience.
Ultimately the AACS-LA campaign has achieved the direct opposite of its intention. Instead of stopping the crack from spreading, the moves have notified more people of its whereabouts and how to exploit it.
A spokesperson for the AACS-LA did not immediately return a request for additional information.
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Flickr
I'm waiting for someone to post a flickr gallery with each image consisting of a single digit. That'll test em out - "you must take down this jpg of the number 4 because it is part of a copyrighted sequence"
Posted by: Jeff 03 May 2007
Old business model does not work
Why hang on to a business model that is not working for the RIAA. You are only alienating the tech geeks that are going to get the HD DVD market going. Soccer moms aren't out there look for HD DVD. Watch yourself, we can destroy what you have worked hard to deploy.
Posted by: SebastianGrey 03 May 2007
09 F9 11 02 9D 74 E3 5B D8 41 56 C5 63 56 88 C0
09 F9 11 02 9D 74 E3 5B D8 41 56 C5 63 56 88 C0 Wasn't that the set of numbers on the Lost hatch?? :-P
Posted by: fred 03 May 2007
DRM is insideous, and pervasive...
- Vista has DRM built into the kernel, so it can encrypt and control anything it wants. And people are sucking it up like candy. - If you use Linux you can copy all the CDs you want ... the DRM only works on Winbloze.. - So everyone who pays for Winbloze is simply feeding the DRM fire, and complaining about it while typing on a major player in the DRM scheme. - Put your money where your mouth is. Use Linux. Be free.
Posted by: Penguin Pete 03 May 2007
Look at me
Never heard of DRM or Digg until this morning. Found my way here through Drudge.
Posted by: Jeff 02 May 2007
I am shocked, I say shocked!!
How dare these people post numbers protected by copyright on websites.
Posted by: 09f911029d74e35bd84156c5635688c0 02 May 2007
09 F9 11 02 9D 74 E3 5B D8 41 56 C5 63 56 88 C0
09 F9 11 02 9D 74 E3 5B D8 41 56 C5 63 56 88 C0 09 F9 11 02 9D 74 E3 5B D8 41 56 C5 63 56 88 C0 09 F9 11 02 9D 74 E3 5B D8 41 56 C5 63 56 88 C0 09 F9 11 02 9D 74 E3 5B D8 41 56 C5 63 56 88 C0 09 F9 11 02 9D 74 E3 5B D8 41 56 C5 63 56 88 C0 09 F9 11 02 9D 74 E3 5B D8 41 56 C5 63 56 88 C009 F9 11 02 9D 74 E3 5B D8 41 56 C5 63 56 88 C0
Posted by: Peter 02 May 2007
Is this the code you were talking about?
09-F9-11-02-9D-74-E3-5B-D8-41-56-C5-63-56-88-C0
Posted by: Digg 02 May 2007
uh oh
09-F9-11-02-9D-74-E3-5B-D8-41-56-C5-63-56-88-C0
Posted by: uh oh 02 May 2007
Join the revolt!
You digg the HD DVD crack?
Posted by: Eric 02 May 2007
lol, owned.
Ahh.. ahh.. ACH09f911029d74e35bd84156c5635688c0ooo! *sniffle*
Posted by: Steve Yobs 02 May 2007
BackupHDDVD is no "crack"
It is just a "transformation" of information, which are publicly available on AACS LA's website, into a useable program, which could decrypt hddvd files with a processing key.
Posted by: Hamster 02 May 2007
DRM news via twitter
This news flew through the twittersphere this evening. We also linked to your article as you provide a good overview... http://www.twittown.com
Posted by: Twitter Forums 02 May 2007
Can't copy a music CD
I stopped buying music CDs because I can't copy them any more. I make a personal copy to use on a daily basis, to avoid scratches on the original. Say bye bye Nickleback to my money.
Posted by: pSquared 02 May 2007
This is what the fuss is about...
09-f9-11-02-9d-74-e3-5b-d8-41-56-c5-63-56-88-c0
Posted by: People Who Care 02 May 2007
What do I think?
I think it shows that DRM is a big waste of effort and money and perhaps a better business model would be to put that investment into adapting to the current situation and making a product that people want to buy. Flogging DRM is like the horse abd buggy industry trying to fight the internal combustion engine.
Posted by: Richard 02 May 2007