HDCP Master Key Is Legitimate; Blu-ray Is Cracked 1066
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."
Summary left out one important detail (Score:5, Funny)
This just in... (Score:5, Funny)
Intel now approaching release on an even newer, even better DRM system developed with secret AI Heuristics obtained in their recent acquisition of McAfee. A spokesman, who asked not to be identified, said "Trust us! This time we'll defeat those nasty pirates for sure!" The Intel technology is rumored to be based on quantum cryptography, 2Gbit keys, and something which is referred to as a "negative entropy hash".
In response we've asked Tim Jones of The Pirate Bay to comment. "Goodness. Whatever will we do? We'll never be able to decode that. Oh, wait. Those torrents come from unencrypted masters before they went to production. They're not cracked, they're leaked. Never mind. No worries."
Sony, BMG and Viacom are said to be in negotiations to license the technology.
Re:challenge (Score:3, Funny)
Re:not protects (Score:5, Funny)
Re:You mean this one? (Score:5, Funny)
HEY!! That's the combination to my luggage!
Re:not protects (Score:5, Funny)
could you please tell me what the "R" in "DRM" stands for?
Restrictions, according to RMS (the Rights Management System).
Re:You mean this one? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Mod parent up, wtf. "flamebait?" (Score:5, Funny)
Re:You mean this one? (Score:1, Funny)
tl;dr
Re:Eh? (Score:2, Funny)
You fuckers should have just caved and got a new 3D TV when they were trying to drive uptake the polite way.
SONY? Is that you?
well thats that then (Score:4, Funny)
Just like digital audio and DVDs, Blu-ray will no longer be a profitable media.
Re:No not so much (Score:4, Funny)
Yes, this is all true. This is also slashdot, so I needed to karma whore to make up for expressing a Microsoft neutral point of view. A DRM consipiracy theory seemed likely enough to garner upvotes. Reverse trolling, if you will.
Re:not protects (Score:4, Funny)
The acronyms, please no... no more. I can't handle the compression!
People seem to think this was done for Piracy (Score:4, Funny)
People seem to think that this was done for piracy, or done by extraordinarily clever hackers through a lot of time and pain.
Thats all bunk. The whole reason people hack these master keys is to sell a butt-load of t-shirts.
Re:Weve seen that argument before (Score:5, Funny)
Esophagus? If I ever need an emergency tracheotomy, please be far, far away from me at the time.
Re:People seem to think this was done for Piracy (Score:2, Funny)
and all I got was this lousy shirt"
Shall we have a little poll? (Score:5, Funny)
Let's have a little poll. Who believes the above was written by a parent?
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Re:not protects (Score:5, Funny)
All the parrot poop on the floor, the indentations left by a peg leg, and the stench of rum are a dead giveaway.
Re:Weve seen that argument before (Score:3, Funny)
You need intensive psychiatric treatment.
You might want to be careful of this particular AC; he might just turn your pseudonym into your reality.
Re:not protects (Score:3, Funny)
Of course, this is the newer term or pirate that means one that violates copyright, not the definition that means one that raids ships
Sigh. It's only slightly newer [etymonline.com], and I think a definition of a word that dates back over three hundred years can be considered legitimate.
Re:not protects (Score:5, Funny)
1. Reach puberty
2. Have a kid
3. Wait three years
4. Come back and post a correction
Re:Weve seen that argument before (Score:5, Funny)
he's a nerd, not a doctor
You missed a pristine opportunity for a "For God sake's, Jim..." joke.
Nerd card please.
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Re:Weve seen that argument before (Score:4, Funny)
For God's sake, Jim. He's a doctor not a nerd.
Re:Chinese Player (Score:1, Funny)
That does explain why Chinese search engines index my site better then Google or Bing and I get all off these Chinese visits ever since I mirrored the key.
Re:not protects (Score:3, Funny)
Although I still don't know why you'd put it on your Blu-Ray disks.
Re:not protects (Score:0, Funny)
1. Reach puberty
2. Have a kid
3. Wait three years
4. Come back and post a correction
Obligatory XKCD reference [xkcd.com]
Re:Side Effect (Score:2, Funny)
It occurs to me that "Plugging The Analog Hole" would be a brilliant name for nerd-themed porno.
Re:Shall we have a little poll? (Score:3, Funny)
Well, I clicked the link under your comment that said "parent" and his comment popped up ;)
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Re:Cost per region (Score:3, Funny)
Well I'm not from the USA, so...
Anyway, the reason us in the western world are so rich is that we have enslaved other countries by military might (in colonial times) and by exploitative contracts backed by bribes or threats (in modern times). We make ourselves rich by making others poor. Our cheap consumer goods are only possible by making sure that their wages stay inhumanly low.
What you consider protection of jobs is merely the continuance of economic suppression.
Or in simpler words, greed and exploitation.
HAL.