HDCP antipiracy leak opens doors for black boxes

[Juha-Matti Laurio <juha-matti.laurio () netti fi>]

[September 17, 2010]
"An antipiracy code used in set-top boxes, Blu-ray and DVD players has been cracked and published on the Internet,
and as a result, we may soon see devices on the market that allow people to make unauthorized copies of movies.

Intel confirmed to CNET yesterday that code posted anonymously to the Internet earlier this week is the secret master 
key
to the HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) protocol.
Intel created HDCP to be used for ensuring that only authorized devices are playing copyright-protected video and audio,
and it licenses the technology to hardware manufacturers."

http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-20016768-245.html

Juha-Matti
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