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- DeCSS
- DEcrypt CSS Software that breaks the CSS copy protection system used on DVD movies and decrypts the encrypted data. It allows DVDs to be copied to a PC,...
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- With DeCSS behind him, "DVD Jon" turns his attention to Apple's Fairplay
- With DeCSS behind him, "DVD Jon" turns his attention to Apple's FairplayPretty brilliantI love the subersiveness of this idea. Instead of being sued for breaking DRM, you're actually spreading DRM by breaking one company's hold on a particular system.From a practical standpoint, it would be hard to invest in...
- Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, Digital music, Apple Inc., DVD-Jon, DeCSS
- Discussion threads 2006-10-23
- With DeCSS behind him, "DVD Jon" turns his attention to Apple's Fairplay
- Robert Levine of Fortune reports:When he was 15, [Jon Lech] Johansen got frustrated when his DVDs didnt work the way he wanted them to. "I was fed up with not being able to play a movie the way I wanted to play it," that is, on a PC that ran...
- Tags: Apples, Johansen, DoubleTwist
- Blog posts 2006-10-23
- Hacker takes bite out of Apple's iTunes
- Hacker takes bite out of Apple's iTunesNT What a dickhead.Coolcan't wait for the expanded userbase as the mod and experimenting community love an open avenue to explore and develop upon. I'm sure Apple will treat this with the respect and love that they've shown to entity Real, and...
- Tags: Hacking, Digital media, Apple iTunes, DVD-Jon, DVD John, Apple Inc., hacker, DeCSS, DVD
- Discussion threads 2004-08-13
- Court: DeCSS ban violated free speech
- Court: DeCSS ban violated free speechNow time to lynch the DMCA!Nuvsedand do we punishpeople that violated free speech - or just say be careful in future we might take those violations serious next timeJust as a precautionNext time you're faced with an EULA AFTER you've bought something or signed up...
- Tags: Digital media, EULA, DeCSS
- Discussion threads 2004-02-27
- Norwegian DVD piracy retrial ends
- Norwegian DVD piracy retrial endsLocal citizens need to file suit against Hollywoodwhile they're "in town", just to send the messege that big corporations are well received on this and the courts need to send them that messege. Then let Hollywood appeal consumers hatred. MPAA, join the RIAA in...
- Tags: Consumer electronics, Digital media, DVD industry, DVD, DeCSS, MPAA
- Discussion threads 2003-12-12
- Johansen pleads not guilty in DVD appeals case
- Johansen pleads not guilty in DVD appeals caseReverse Engeeniering"The industry hopes to send a message to hackers that it will fight on any turf those who crack into their copy-protection systems in a global crackdown on piracy."The industry can fight in other countries, but in the USA reverse engeeniering IS...
- Tags: Digital media, MPAA, DeCSS, DVD, Johansen
- Discussion threads 2003-12-02
- Toner firm gets key support in DMCA spat
- Toner firm gets key support in DMCA spatThe system works?ntThis is why we buy HPWe were looking at lexmark but after seeing what they are up to I went with HP.DeCSS declared legal"for the sole purpose of identifying and analyzing those elements of the program that are necessary to achieve...
- Tags: Digital media, Printers, cartridge, Hewlett-Packard Co., DMCA, interoperability, DeCSS, printer
- Discussion threads 2003-10-29
Additional Resources
- Gosling: Blu-ray victory to spur Java creativity
- Gosling: Blu-ray victory to spur Java creativityBlu-Ray is deadStick a fork in it.Seriously it is. First off the content is too too too expensive and shows no sign of coming down in price and if anything it's increased in price for some titles. You need new equipment both player and...
- Tags: Advertising & Promotion, Consumer electronics, DVD, media, Java
- Discussion threads 2008-03-06
- (Gallery: A computer's place is in the kitchen)
- (Gallery: A computer's place is in the kitchen)Nice job George!How about using an LCD monitor with integrated USB ports? (Dell, 2 on the side, 2 underneath.I need one for my living room!Get some build. I would like to buy one!How did you mount wood box to LCD Panel?Please describe how...
- Tags: Monitors & displays, PRODUCTIVITY, Desktops, PriceWatch, kitchen, Gallery, mount, monitor, computer, Apple iMac
- Discussion threads 2007-11-29
- FAQ: What does the digital-TV switch actually mean?
- FAQ: What does the digital-TV switch actually mean?"the word of Bush administration officials"BWAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!Oh, that was a good one. Anyway...Digital cable has been a step backwards with its typical audio/picture sync issues (at least with Time Warner Cable it's been typical). I'm hoping the broadcasters fair better with their...
- Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Network technology, TV, DVD, digital television, cable, satellite
- Discussion threads 2007-09-26
- iTunes showdown brewing: Content owners vs Apple
- iTunes showdown brewing: Content owners vs AppleUniversal represents one entity woho ...... cancelled two agreements so they could justify opening their own on-line store. So what? They are not going to take those customers away from Apple unless they undercut Appleon price - and Apple's pricing seems to...
- Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Apple Inc., Apple iTunes, NBC
- Discussion threads 2007-08-31
- Media support in Ubuntu 7.04 Feisty Fawn
- Media support in Ubuntu 7.04 Feisty FawnInstall Mplayer or VLC instead ...It has built in codec support for Quicktime 7 files. There is also a graphical front end that's included. Mplayer will also allow you to capture network streams and do conversion with mencoder, but it's on the command line...
- Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Consumer electronics, Windows Media, Apple QuickTime, Ubuntu, VLC Player, mplayer, Automatix, Mplayer, DVD
- Discussion threads 2007-06-20
- Open source values and the Digg dispute
- The t-shirt shown here was first put on sale in the year 2000. It displays the decryption key called DeCSS, and was created after an incident identical to the one which now has Digg in legal hot water. What were talking about, again, is a conflict between the law...
- Tags: publishing, mass market, Legal, Google, General, content, business models
- Blog posts 2007-05-04
- Digg and cracking HD-DVD: Reimerdes comes to social news
- Digg and cracking HD-DVD: Reimerdes comes to social newsRe: Digg and cracking HD-DVD: Reimerdes comes to social newsI don't recall that 2600 posted the DeCSS code, it just linked to sites that did until the court told it to stop.So, afterward, 2600 couldn't put "FIND DECSS HERE!" on its...
- Tags: HD DVD, DVD, Consumer electronics, Reimerdes, social new, Digg, HD-DVD
- Discussion threads 2007-05-03
- Digg and cracking HD-DVD: Reimerdes comes to social news
- Techmeme is all a-flutter, and my ZDNet colleagues have been right on top of the Digg/HD-DVD crack story. Heres my quick take on things, as I run off to OnHollywood where Kevin Rose spoke this morning:Nothing says Digg has to respond to a mere demand letter under any circumstances....
- Tags: Voice, User generated content, Social news, Social networking, Lawsuits, DRM, DMCA, Blogging
- Blog posts 2007-05-02
- A Digg riot and AACS
- AACS, the DRM technology used to protect HD-DVD and Blu-Ray discs (though Blu-Ray has additional schemes it can use), has been broken for awhile, at least since February 13th when this Wired blog post appeared. The "processing key," which is posted on the referenced Wired blog in hexadecimal form, is...
- Tags: Television, HD DVD, HD, General, DRM, Digital Media, BluRay
- Blog posts 2007-05-02
- The Digg HD-DVD processing key debacle
- The Digg HD-DVD processing key debacleWhat's the fuss?Boy, your blog entry isn't well researched.You forgot to mention how that Digg and manymany other on-line sources of informationhave been threatened legally bythe MPAA for violating their intellectual property rights from printing that 16-digitnumber.Oh, and since you did include a screen shotof...
- Tags: Blogging, HD DVD, Intellectual property, Thievery, MPAA, blog, debacle, copy protection, Scotch Tape, Digg, HD-DVD
- Discussion threads 2007-05-02
- The beginning of the end of DRM?
- In what will certainly be remembered as a watershed moment in the world of technology, Steve Jobs Tuesday posted his thoughts on DRM and claimed that abolishing DRM forever "the best alternative for consumers" and that Apple would "embrace it in a heartbeat." Big thinking from the CEO of the...
- Tags: iPod, iTunes, DRM, Steve Jobs, digital-rights management
- Blog posts 2007-02-08
- HD-DVD copy protection in tatters
- HD-DVD copy protection in tattersTrue... This could open up HD-DVD to Linux users.Great..Now I will be able to watch legally purchased HD-DVD's on my Linux boxes. Legal or not.I'm in the U.S. and I use decss libs to watch my legally purchased DVD's. Thanks to media company corruption of our...
- Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), HD DVD, Consumer electronics, Digital media, digital-rights management, DVD, HD-DVD
- Discussion threads 2007-01-18
- HD-DVD AACS hacked
- HD-DVD AACS hackedTypicalThe RIAA and MPAA will never learn. All they do is make it more expensive for the consumer. Everyone must pay a fee for a license to ENCRYPT a file for so called protection. I am aware of only one system that was never beaten....
- Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), HD DVD, Digital media, Consumer electronics, digital-rights management, HD-DVD AACS, HD-DVD, DVD
- Discussion threads 2006-12-28
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