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Felten Will Present SDMI Research At USENIX

Posted by timothy on from the cat-out-of-bag-alive-or-dead dept.

iamblades writes: "Edward Felten is scheduled to present his research papers on SDMI on Wednesday at the annual USENIX security conference. Apparently the RIAA backed off their harrassment, which makes sense, as SDMI is almost completely dead already." And a Semi-Anonymous Coward writes: "Despite the RIAA's attempts to silence the Princeton Professor and his students, USENIX will broadcast the SDMI Crack Live via the web. The broadcast will be available for the world here along with a discussion concerning your Freedom."

5 of 168 comments (clear)

  1. Re:How does this differ... by analog_line · · Score: 2, Funny

    You're correct. My opinion on whether or not the law is enforced equitably doesn't preclude the existance of the law. Someone mod my stupidity down please.

  2. Refund? by mr100percent · · Score: 3, Funny

    Will there be a rebate to those mp3 player customers who bought one featuring SDMI support, sorta like the rebate when DiVX went under?

  3. Uh-oh... by Guppy06 · · Score: 4, Funny
    "The broadcast will be available for the world"

    This could very well be the biggest slashdotting in all recorded human history.

    ... or at least it should be (hint hint)...

  4. no way.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny
    The DCMA is under control by the MPAA and Linux and Microsoft are enemies and someone stole my calling card pins and hacked my voicemail password and red hat 6.1. Code Red slashdot password protection floppies cats

    micheal

  5. Gosh, broadcast the crack? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    That's just like in that movie Antitrust where the good hackers broadcast all the bad things that the bad corporations were doing to all the good hackers from the bad corporation's own satellites down to every receiving device. Wow, this is so cool. Just like the movies, only real life! And there's nothing that can stop us!

    Hooray for our side!