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Decryption Keys For HD-DVD Found, Confirmed

Posted by kdawson on from the house-of-cards dept.

kad77 writes "It appears that, despite skepticism, 'muslix64' was the real deal. Starting from a riddle posted on pastebin.com, members on the doom9 forum identified the Title key for the HD-DVD release 'Serenity.' Volume Unique Keys and Title keys for other discs followed within hours, confirming that software HD-DVD players, like any common program, store important run-time data in memory. Here's a link to decryption utility and sleuthing info in the original doom9 forum thread. The Fair Use crowd has won Round One; now how will the industry respond?"

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  1. A simple answer by DiamondGeezer · · Score: 5, Funny

    The Fair Use crowd has won Round One; now how will the industry respond?"

    Lawyers. Lots of them.

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  2. Fantasy Land by gravesb · · Score: 5, Funny

    By admitting DRM is useless and treating customers like clients instead of criminals? Only in my mind, only in my mind....

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  3. Another version of serenity? by Jah-Wren+Ryel · · Score: 4, Funny

    Damn! I think there must be at least 3 different "scene releases" of Serenity in various flavors of high-def by now (1080i mpeg2 cropped to 16:9, 1080i mpeg2 OAR, 1080i h264 and 25fps OAR) So now there will yet another version floating around the net soon. These greedy pirates, always double-dipping or worse to try and get people to download the same movie multiple times!

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  4. /. paradise by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    1. Porn goes for HD-DVD
    2. HD-DVD encryption is broken
    3. The Pirate Bay will buy a country

    Put them together and you have pirated porn in HD. Note to self: add KY Jelly and a pack of kleenex to the shopping list.

  5. Re:"now how will the industry respond?" by cdrudge · · Score: 5, Funny

    Doom9.com: "Hello Microsoft. We are a domain squatter. We have no idea what you are talking about. Besides. We run Linux."

    Microsoft: "Crap. We sued the wrong company. Refile for doom9.NET"

    Doom9.net: "Go fly a kite. We run Linux as well so you have no authorization to do an 'audit'. And go fuck yourself with the DMCA. US laws don't apply in England."

    Microsoft: "Shit. Wait. Why the hell do we care if HD DVD are cracked. That's the MPAA's problem."

  6. Re:Goodbye Software players by flyingfsck · · Score: 3, Funny

    No software - so how are you going to display the DVD - graph paper and a pencil? That may take a while.

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  7. This talk is all fine and well, but, , , by Slugster · · Score: 4, Funny

    If I can't get the crack printed as a Perl script on a T-shirt, I ain't interested.
    ~

  8. Digital Eyeballs by Cassini2 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Obviously, the only solution to the Analog hole is Digital Eyeballs. Everyone needs to have their eyes replaced with suitably DRM encumbered devices that are uncrackable. Then the high definition TV can be fed directly to your brain, the connection will be secure, and the MPAA will be rich!!!