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HDCP Encryption Cracked, Details Unreleased Due To DMCA

Lord_Pall writes: "There's a very good article on SecurityFocus about a Dutch cryptographer. He apparently has cracked the HDCP video encryption standard, but won't release the research for fear of reprisals under the DMCA." Update: 08/15 06:10 PM by J : Meanwhile, see Keith Irwin's paper which has been released despite the DMCA. Update: 08/15 07:00 PM by J : And someone else points out this old thing. Everyone who hasn't written a paper on cracking HDCP raise your hand.

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  1. Re:DMCA is International? by scott1853 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Hint: Its called "reading the article before posting".

    What for? Nobody else does unless there's cool pictures or video.

  2. Re:In related news by fobbman · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Not bad, but let us not forget that it is Barry Manilow that writes the songs that make the whole world sing. And that, my friends, should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.