DRM groups to use "legal and technical tools" against bloggers |
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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 The key that has been leaked has now been revoked.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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Yes, go down fighting, i remember when digg deleted the articals and the people got mad and posted the artical 100 times each.
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Dig is a famous blogging site?The gov dont like blogging these days.Maybe Being a lot of secrets being revelead to how corrupt corporations are these days.
For instance,Can I can cure cancer wthiout drugs and machines? Drug industry why did u not tell us this?
No, you cannot cure cancer without drugs and machines. Only Scientologists will tell you that, and they're f*cking insane.
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...
F*ck DRM >
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Take this code and shove it up your ass, stupid MPAA.
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?
I think the AACS company is just a lil butthurt.
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.
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.