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HDCP Master Key Is Legitimate; Blu-ray Is Cracked
adeelarshad82 writes "Intel has confirmed that the leaked HDCP master key protecting millions of Blu-ray discs and devices that was posted to the Web this week is legitimate. The disclosure means, in effect, that all Blu-ray discs can now be unlocked and copied. HDCP (High Definition Content Protection), which was created by Intel and is administered by Digital Content Protection LLP, is the content encryption scheme that protects data, typically movies, as they pass across a DVI or an HDMI cable. According to an Intel official, the most likely scenario for a hacker would be to create a computer chip with the master key embedded it, that could be used to decode Blu-ray discs."
If you "can find" them you should show them to us, because in my opinion, which I think is shared widely, Etymonline is second only to the OED as a reliable source for etymological information.
To be absolutely clear, by "show them to us" you would need a site showing an "earliest reference" for this use of "pirate" being "the opposite" of 300 years old (as given by another nearby post). What "the opposite" means isn't obvious, but let's say that means less than, oh, a hundred years or so, and hopefully less than 75 years.
Basically, what I'm saying is that I'm aghast that you have defamed the reputation of Etymonline, which to me would be like saying Snopes is a shill site full of rumor and speculation. Etymonline is my go-to resource when I want to know the history of a word, which is pretty often because I'm a language dork. If it's a bad resource, I need to know, because I rely on it.