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'DVD Jon' Breaks Google Video Lock

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the this-guy-cracks-me-up dept.

WillemdeMoor writes "Yahoo News runs a story on Jon Johansen, aka DVD Jon, cracking Google's in-browser video player. Addict3d.org has some more details, including links to Johansen's patch (Win32 executable) and Jon's blog entry at nanocrew.net."

11 of 384 comments (clear)

  1. Re:whaaaaa? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny
    "I've made countless little mods to open-source apps in order to get them to behave the way I'd like. I've never gotten news coverage for adding "//" before an 'if(condition)' statment"

    Hi, I'm from Yahoo News. Please tell us more about this "//".

  2. Re:whaaaaa? by justforaday · · Score: 5, Funny

    Hi, I'm from Yahoo News. Please tell us more about this "//".

    This is slashdot gawdammit! You're looking for slashslash ...

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  3. Re:whaaaaa? by Zone-MR · · Score: 5, Funny

    A little-known hacker secret known as "//" or comment sequence is being used to illegally remove protections in computer software

    "It's a nightmare for the industry, the // sequence is being used to defeat protections in hundreds of thousands of software programs, costing the industry trillions of dollars in lost revenue" said Robert Holleyman, president of the Washington-based Business Software Alliance (BSA).

    While Linus Trovalds confirmed that the // sequence may be a powerful tool for removing protections, he downplayed the threat, stating that only software for which the code is freely availble can be cracked using the method.

    Various anti-piracy groups are pressuring congress to pass an extention to the DMCA laws, which will effectively outlaw commenting out parts of computer code. Under the new law it will also be illegal to manufacture a computer keyboard with the forward slash '/' key.

  4. goto considered harmful !!! by scovetta · · Score: 4, Funny
    + // Google mods
    + const char* allowed_host = \"video.google.com\";
    + char * host_found = strstr(p_sys->url.psz_host, allowed_host);
    + if ((host_found == NULL) ||
    + ((host_found + strlen(allowed_host)) !=
    + (p_sys->url.psz_host + strlen(p_sys->url.psz_host)))) {
    + msg_Warn( p_access, \"invalid host, only video.google.com is allowed\" );
    + goto error;
    + }
    I'm disappointed by Google's use of the 'goto' keyword. As was clearly described in this paper, the use of 'goto' leads to "swiss-cheesing" of the brain, the inability to think logically, and a plethora of other problems, leading eventually to brain-rot and inability to write code in anything but Perl.

    I think we should all remember that just because Google is the pinnacle of success and is second only to (insert your diety here), Google too can make mistakes.
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  5. What a fabulous idea! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Various anti-piracy groups are pressuring congress to pass an extention to the DMCA laws, which will effectively outlaw commenting out parts of computer code. Under the new law it will also be illegal to manufacture a computer keyboard with the forward slash '/' key.

    What a fabulous idea! I'll get right on it!

    Thanks,
    Sen. Orrin Hatch

    1. Re:What a fabulous idea! by KDR_11k · · Score: 4, Funny

      A statement issued by Microsoft Corp. insists that "We knew all along that the backslash (\) is far superior to the UNIX alternative. This proves again: Windows has a lower TCO than Linux or any other UNIX".

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  6. In related Yahoo! news... by VeganBob · · Score: 4, Funny

    "DVD Jon cracks MythTV to record video from a TV Tuner"

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  7. Re:whaaaaa? by Alphabet+Pal · · Score: 5, Funny
    I've never gotten news coverage for adding "//" before an 'if(condition)' statment.

    Well, it's obvious that you "hackers" don't know what you're talking about. I tried using this so-called "hacker technique" to hack into a password protected website, but changing "iexplore.exe" to "//iexplore.exe" did nothing. I guess Microsoft has found a way to defeat this hacker exploit.

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  8. Re:whaaaaa? by ded_guy · · Score: 5, Funny

    Clever hackers are now avoiding detection by using the nearly undetectable /* */ sequence instead.

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  9. Interesting by Sheepdot · · Score: 5, Funny

    Google RSS feeds:
    Google releases Google Maps
    Google releases Google Desktop Search
    Google releases Google Web Accelerator
    Google releases Google Video

    Yahoo RSS feeds:
    Are Google Maps an invasion of your privacy?
    Is Google Desktop Search working *too* well?
    All about your privacy and Google Web Accelerator: The secret agenda.
    Google Video cracked within 24 hours. And privacy.

  10. Re:whaaaaa? by aussie_a · · Score: 4, Funny

    I hate that standard. I refuse to follow it.

    Bill Gates, is that you?