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Vista DRM Cracked by Security Researcher

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the only-a-matter-of-time dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Security researcher Alex Ionescu claims to have successfully bypassed the much discussed DRM protection in Windows Vista, called 'Protected Media Path' (PMP), which is designed to seriously degrade the playback quality of any video and audio running on systems with hardware components not explicitly approved by Microsoft. The bypass of the DRM protection was in turn performed by breaking the Driver Signing / PatchGuard protection in the new operating system. Alex is now quite nervous about what an army of lawyers backed by draconian copyright laws could do to him if he released the details, but he claims to be currently looking into the details of safely releasing his details about this at the moment though."

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  1. very fitting by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    called 'Protected Media Path' (PMP)
    I can guess how that's pronounced...
    1. Re:very fitting by User+956 · · Score: 5, Funny

      "called 'Protected Media Path' (PMP)" I can guess how that's pronounced... Well, it just goes to show, that PMP'ing an operating system ain't easy.

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      The theory of relativity doesn't work right in Arkansas.
    2. Re:very fitting by EvanED · · Score: 5, Funny

      Well, it just goes to show, that PMP'ing an operating system ain't easy.

      Or 'It's hard out here for a PMP'

    3. Re:very fitting by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      Come on, that jab is unfair.

      As a user of the Windows Home Operating Rights Environment, I must state for the record that all of my transactions with said system are completely clean, and take place using the most effective protection available. If you truly feel that some of your Media exchanges are tainted, I'd suggest it's probably because you didn't pay the requisite PMP fees.

    4. Re:very fitting by drinkypoo · · Score: 5, Funny

      Or 'It's hard out here for a PMP'

      I don't know what you heard about me
      But you can't get your video out of me
      High quality video you can't see
      Because I've got uncracked PMP.

      --
      "You're right," Fisheye says. "I should have set it on 'whip' or 'chop.'"
    5. Re:very fitting by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

      Yeah, it turns out his working draft is titled "time to un-PMP your audio"

    6. Re:very fitting by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

      If you're really that obnoxious, maybe you should re-read your post a few times before submitting it, rather than go out of your way to insult another user (who was self-deprecating in the first place) for no apparent reason.

    7. Re:very fitting by Coucho · · Score: 5, Funny

      Big Data Cane.. is that you?

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      *pSig = NULL;
  2. 1st thing is to get a good lawyer by Punko · · Score: 3, Funny

    As fast as you can

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    If only we could fall into a woman's arms without falling into her hands
    1. Re:1st thing is to get a good lawyer by anup_at_mac · · Score: 5, Funny

      "We seem to bend over backwards for the US at this point, and for the **AA in particular....... " You mean bend over forward, right?
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  3. It's all in the details. by FuturePastNow · · Score: 3, Funny

    ...could do to him if he released the details, but he claims to be currently looking into the details of safely releasing his details...
    Grammar tip: don't use the same word three times in one sentence.
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    1. Re:It's all in the details. by Hoi+Polloi · · Score: 3, Funny

      What is the problem? That is a perfectly cromulent sentence.

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      It is by the juice of the coffee bean that thoughts acquire speed, the teeth acquire stains. The stains become a warning
    2. Re:It's all in the details. by D4rk+Fx · · Score: 5, Funny

      Grammar tip: don't use the same word three times in one sentence.
      How about 9 times, is that okay?
      Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo.
  4. I have a brilliant crack of the Vista DRM too... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    ... but there is no space in the margin of this comment to write it.

  5. In future news... by $RANDOMLUSER · · Score: 3, Funny

    "Vista DRM cracked by anybody with the desire to do so".

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    No folly is more costly than the folly of intolerant idealism. - Winston Churchill
  6. Post the details on MySpace by DBCubix · · Score: 5, Funny

    and then ask Network Solutions to suspend their domain. It works on GoDaddy domains.

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    I called it a mighty Sperm Whale, she called it Finding Nemo.
  7. Re:I'll do it... by robably · · Score: 5, Funny

    The DMCA doesn't have arms, it has tentacles. Horrible, oozing, pus-filled tentacles.

  8. Norwegians, I'm ashamed of you by Weaselmancer · · Score: 5, Funny

    Someone in America cracked this first.

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    Weaselmancer
    rediculous.
    1. Re:Norwegians, I'm ashamed of you by elrous0 · · Score: 4, Funny
      Canada isn't in America?

      -Eric

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      SJW: Someone who has run out of real oppression, and has to fake it.
  9. Re:Let's learn English by EvanED · · Score: 5, Funny

    Could not be more redundant.

    Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo.

    (Also, that "sentence" I quoted is a fragment. And you didn't capitalize "i" in the previous sentence, which is actually a run-on.)

  10. Re:Pro Bono Security Attorneys by brunes69 · · Score: 3, Funny

    You really think you can find that many Pro-Bono Attorneys?

    I mean sure, The Joshua Tree was great, but they've been going downhill for awhile....

  11. Re:Moving to Redmond? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    From Alex's website -

    "He is currently studying at Concordia University in Montreal, Canada, and is in his first year of obtaining a bachelor's degree in Software Engineering. He is also a Microsoft Student Ambassador and is representing the company on campus as a Technical Rep."

    Uh oh.

  12. Details? by Jotii · · Score: 5, Funny

    he claims to be currently looking into the details of safely releasing his details
    Can anyone explain more in detail?
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  13. Obligatory attempt at poor humor... by E-Lad · · Score: 5, Funny


    "It's time to un-PMP ze audio"

  14. Sorry 'bout that by Weaselmancer · · Score: 3, Funny

    Didn't read TFA, but when I saw this in the blurb:

    draconian copyright laws

    ...I just assumed it was us.

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    Weaselmancer
    rediculous.
  15. Re: It's a shame by winomonkey · · Score: 3, Funny

    US law is like Man Law - a universal truth with a reach that transcends all borders.

  16. Thank god for the primary process!!! by Ayanami+Rei · · Score: 3, Funny

    *does a jig with two thumbs up*

    *stabs self in eyes with thumbs*

    JAZZ HANDS!

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