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HDCP Master Key Revealed
solafide writes "The HDCP Master Key has allegedly been revealed. If true, this information will allow anyone to create their own source or sink keys, essentially making HDCP useless for content protection permanently. No word yet on how it was obtained, but if true, this is a great day for content freedom around the world!"
A DVD is a tangible good, no different than a book.
Bullshit, on face. While it's true that DVDs and paper books ARE both tangible objects, there are infinitely many OTHER differences between DVDs and books. For example, here's a list:
- Books are usually mostly composed of plant-derived cellulose, while DVDs are mostly made of petroleum-derived polycarbonate plastics.
- Books were first manufactured and published in ancient times, while DVDs weren't invented until the mid-1990s.
- Books are usually published by book publishing companies, which (as an industry) have a distinct history, corporate culture, and business model in comparison to film and television studios, which usually publish DVDs.
Now, you can call some (or all) of my distinctions silly. But since you failed to provide any supporting rationale as to why the property of "tangibility of medium" is any more relevant, I think my reasons are just as good as yours. As I see it, you have basically two choices, here:
(A) Add some argument to support the relevance of tangibility, OR
(B) Re-phrase your statement by (heavily) qualifying your assertion that the two types of items are "no different".
Otherwise, my bullshit call stands.