Posted by Allan on 09/25/05 02:01

On 24 Sep 2005 18:08:12 GMT, Howard <stile99@email.com> wrote:

>Jeff Rife <wevsr@nabs.net> wrote in news:MPG.1d9eada92644a049989ff7
>@news.nabs.net:
>
><Long discussion on how public keys work deleted for space>
>
>Yes, this isn't exactly a secret. I repeat that all you need to do is
>replace the software in the box that ignores all this. Again, using very
>simplistic terms, you replace the line in the code that says "Is the key
>valid?" to always say "yes, the key is valid".
>
>You seem to be under the impression every individual disc in the world will
>have an individual key. I, however, highly doubt it. And even if this
>were the case, then you only need to crack that key once.
>
>Whatever stupid scheme the studios puke up, the discs will be on the
>streets of China within minutes of release. Period. Anyone who thinks
>this isn't possible clearly hasn't been paying attention.


Norwegian hacker cracks iTunes code

OSLO, Norway (AP) -- A young Norwegian who became a global hacker hero
by writing and distributing a program to crack DVD security codes
appears to have struck again, this time against Apple Computer Inc.'s
iTunes online music service.



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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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