AACS Vows to Fight Bloggers

Jonas Wisser writes "The BBC is carrying the story that AACS has promised to take action against those who have posted the AACS crack online. Michael Ayers, chairperson of AACS, noted that the cracked key has now been revoked, and went on to say, 'Some people clearly think it's a First Amendment issue. There is no intent from us to interfere with people's right to discuss copy protection. We respect free speech.' The AACS website tells consumers how they can 'continue to enjoy content protected by AACS' by 'refreshing the encryption keys associated with their HD DVD and Blu-ray software players.'"

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Michael, you're dumb even by MAFIAA standards

[elrous0]

"This is the first round and will not be the last," he added.

Well, he certainly has that part right. What he fails to appreciate is that he will be on the losing end of every single one of those rounds. Even as he tries to downplay the key by saying it has been revoked, AACS has already lost the second round (as hackers have created a hack that CAN'T be revoked).

Always a step behind, buddy. But feel free to keep wasting your money and pissing people off.

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[AKAImBatman]

The lameness filter is built on compression ratios and obvious problems with the post. (e.g. ALL CAPS!) Encrypted text rarely compresses well, so it passes with flying colors.