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DRM groups to use "legal and technical tools" against bloggers

Posted May 4, 2007 at 2:59AM EST by QJ Staff

Listed in: PS3, Xbox 360 Tags: Digg, Digital Rights Management, DRM, Exploit, gaming accessories

The whole Internet community is reeling with the issue concerning Digital Rights Management (DRM) and user-generated online sites. As you all know, a software key that could break the encryption of HD-DVD format has been unleashed online and thousands of websites published the key.

DRM groups say the bloggers just crossed the line this time. The said key was published on Digg and needless to say, it was picked up by God knows how many websites. An executive from Advanced Access Content System (AACS) said that they are considering to confront those who published the exploit with "legal and technical tools."

The bloggers, on the other hand, commented that they are protected by the First Amendment. Digg management, for a time, removed the entries containing the key. However, the users posted an even more number of websites containing the exploit and Digg eventually acquiesce with its users. A part of Founder Kevin Rose's statement reads,

After seeing hundreds of stories and reading thousands of comments, you've made it clear. You'd rather see Digg go down fighting than bow down to a bigger company. We hear you, and effective immediately we won't delete stories or comments containing the code and will deal with whatever the consequences might be.

AACS Chairman Michael Ayers seemed amused by this as he referred to Digg's decision as an "interesting twist." Ayers added that people can talk about the pros and the cons of the matter but publishing the software key itself is a different matter. When you do that, he explained, you leave the "realm of protected speech." He also released a statement telling the users that the key is already invalid,

We will take whatever action is appropriate. We hope the public respects our position and complies with applicable laws. There has been a lot of misunderstanding. The key that has been leaked has now been revoked. This is the first round and will not be the last.

AACS, reportedly, is now employing stronger tools and copy protection system that have been designed to counter these breaches.

Via BBC

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They want to make a stronger encryption/security system and so on?? well then do it u stupid *****gots, it will be hacked anyway, because you rich mother*****ers can be sure of 1 thing, out ther ein the world, there are people which are such genious hackers, they outperform your sad little security engineers by god knows how *****ing loads. So just stop u dumb*****s, you will NEVER be able to do a protection system that will be unhackable...

# At last, HD-DVSh*t got pwned!!! — Guest 2007-05-04 17:38

F*ck DRM >

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Take this code and shove it up your ass, stupid MPAA.

# Who Cares? — Temprix 2007-05-04 22:51

I really don't see why they care so damn much! Content is getting so huge now that it seems impractical to download these. We're talking above 10 GB for each HD-DVD, and don't even get me started on BluRay...Bottom line? With hardware being so expensive and each disc containing soo much data, it seems unprofitable to waste so much money on encrypting these things...Most people with PS3s and 360s don't even know what the difference between DVD, HD-DVD and BluRay is... Is piracy really an issue this time around?

# Nope — SeanRoss 2007-05-05 20:37

I think the AACS company is just a lil butthurt.

# Many! — Guest 2007-05-09 02:31

That's what people said when CD came on the market. That was back when dial-up was the norm. People asked, "Who would download a CD that big?" Fiber optic (the speed of light) is right around the corner (and is pretty much the norm in Canada), so don't think that downling 10GB of data is unheard of, it might be now, but not in the future.

# difference — Guest 2007-05-09 03:30

the only difference here... is that the music industry didn't have another similar format they could turn to if they abandoned CD's.

the film industry also had blu-ray that they can turn (if not already) for exclusivity if they fear that hd-dvd is going to cause them too much loss due to piracy.

of ourse this is all a moot point once BD gets cracked, and to be honest, not being a hardcore haxxorz... i thought it already was.

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