I won't post the key, but here's what happened yesterday,
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"...[reposted] The "link" site digg.com is currently undergoing an internet riot after censoring an article that contained the encryption key for HD-DVD.
Users responded almost immediately, posting dozens upon dozens of articles containing the text of the key, links to articles that contained the key and everything in between.
It's an interesting social phenomenon...a digital riot.
Digg admins are currently trying to combat the rising plague by resetting digg counts, but the main page is so hammered that it's useless. The digg count of each article increases by several thousand within seconds of the counter resetting...."
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http://www.seocritique.com/marketing/buzz-marketing/digg-revolution-looked-like-iraq-analysis
"...Digg Revolution Looked Like Iraq: Analysis
Digg experienced a massive user revolt when it attempted to prevent the dissemination of an encryption key for HD-DVD. It was fascinating to watch the process unfold as members posted dozens of stories containing the hexadecimal sequence and users voted in massive numbers causing the story to flood Digg’s listings and strain its servers..."
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"...[reposted] According to other sources, this is a Processing Key. It's a key that was used to encrypt most (all?) HD DVDs currently available on the market. So, it is indeed a universal decryption key until the people mastering new HD DVDs generate and start using a new Processing Key for AACS encryption..."
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Kevin Rose (Digg.com owner) Gives Up: http://blog.digg.com/?p=74
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So, there you go, Blue-ray and HD-DvD are even less secure. more proof that DRM is doomed to fail. but it also shows what a big internet temper-tantrum would look like when the users revolt. LoL, the HD-DVD key now has its own myspace profile.
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"...[reposted] The "link" site digg.com is currently undergoing an internet riot after censoring an article that contained the encryption key for HD-DVD.
Users responded almost immediately, posting dozens upon dozens of articles containing the text of the key, links to articles that contained the key and everything in between.
It's an interesting social phenomenon...a digital riot.
Digg admins are currently trying to combat the rising plague by resetting digg counts, but the main page is so hammered that it's useless. The digg count of each article increases by several thousand within seconds of the counter resetting...."
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http://www.seocritique.com/marketing/buzz-marketing/digg-revolution-looked-like-iraq-analysis
"...Digg Revolution Looked Like Iraq: Analysis
Digg experienced a massive user revolt when it attempted to prevent the dissemination of an encryption key for HD-DVD. It was fascinating to watch the process unfold as members posted dozens of stories containing the hexadecimal sequence and users voted in massive numbers causing the story to flood Digg’s listings and strain its servers..."
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"...[reposted] According to other sources, this is a Processing Key. It's a key that was used to encrypt most (all?) HD DVDs currently available on the market. So, it is indeed a universal decryption key until the people mastering new HD DVDs generate and start using a new Processing Key for AACS encryption..."
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Kevin Rose (Digg.com owner) Gives Up: http://blog.digg.com/?p=74
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So, there you go, Blue-ray and HD-DvD are even less secure. more proof that DRM is doomed to fail. but it also shows what a big internet temper-tantrum would look like when the users revolt. LoL, the HD-DVD key now has its own myspace profile.
