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Posted by Alpha on 11/28/05 06:04
Total speculation. It is impossible to implement BD+ without a connection.
"Allan" <Spamstillsucks@buffyandkantica22arestillbrianlamb.org> wrote in
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> http://www.digital-digest.com/highdefdvd/faq.html
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> "Now, there have been a lot of discussion about AACS requiring an
> Internet connection to update keys and so forth, as well as checking
> for content authorisation (pay per play, etc...), but this is not
> really true of standalone hardware players, at least not right now
> (although by launch time, this may change, but it's hard to imagine
> Internet connections being required by default, as this would wipe out
> a huge segment of the consumer base). Only software based players will
> require this key update, as it isn't really practical to implement an
> "Internet connection" requirement for hardware. An Internet connection
> might be useful if say a hardware player's keys have all been leaked
> and revoked, so a new set can be issued to the player through an
> Internet update. Although allowing updates through the Internet opens
> up a whole other set of issues, like security. Besides, this kind of
> copy protection can be implemented without an Internet connection, as
> in the case of SPDC "
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> "This is air tight."
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> "Done Deal"
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> "Arguing with anonymous strangers on the Internet is a sucker's game
> because they almost always turn out to be -- or to be indistinguishable
> from
> -- self-righteous sixteen-year-olds possessing infinite amounts of free
> time."
> - Neil Stephenson, _Cryptonomicon_
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