DVD CSS Encryption Cracked Again; This Time with Seven Lines of Code
DVD CSS Encryption Cracked Again; This Time with Seven Lines of Code
WinInfo - Two Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) students, Kevin Winstein and Marc Horowitz, have published seven lines of code that can crack the Content Scrambling System (CSS) encryption code, commonly used to protect multimedia DVDs. The students
HD DVD to carry unwelcome DVD baggage
Ars Technica - Perhaps capitulating to studio pressure, the DVD Forum has moved to burden the next-generation HD DVD format with region coding similar to that of its predecessor. Called Region Protection Coding, the new specification will function in much the same
Court Sets Precedent by Ruling That Trade Secrets Outweigh Free Speech
WinInfo - In a stunning blow to the US Constitutional guarantee of free speech that has ramifications in the technical community, the California Supreme Court ruled yesterday that protecting trade secrets outweighs free speech. Specifically, the court found