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AACS Revision Cracked A Week Before Release
stevedcc writes "Ars Technica is running a story about next week's release of AACS, which is intended to fix the currently compromised version. The only problem is, the patched version has already been cracked. From the article: 'AACS LA's attempts to stifle dissemination of AACS keys and prevent hackers from compromising new keys are obviously meeting with extremely limited success. The hacker collective continues to adapt to AACS revisions and is demonstrating a capacity to assimilate new volume keys at a rate which truly reveals the futility of resistance. If keys can be compromised before HD DVDs bearing those keys are even released into the wild, one has to question the viability of the entire key revocation model.'"
I corrected your formula:
ProfitA = $MEDIA_INCOME - piracy loss - DRM R&D - DRM content - lawsuits - alienated customers - recalls (i.e. rootkit)
ProfitB = $MEDIA_INCOME - piracy loss
-- Will program for bandwidth
Unfortunately, movies tend to be projected in the normal visible spectrum, and I don't think the screens they use reflect X-rays, so even if you had X-ray vision it wouldn't help you to see the movie.