Posted by Roy L. Fuchs on 02/15/06 20:34

On Wed, 15 Feb 2006 20:13:33 GMT, beavis <nobody@nowhere.com> Gave us:

>In article
><9mKIf.402160$qk4.389555@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net>, r wiley
><rawiley@att.net> wrote:
>
>> Unless all HD DVD players are required to have an online connection
>> to run, the encription will have to be static.
>
>Exactly. Remember how well the original DIVX players worked? They had
>to be plugged into a phone line to work, because the discs were
>time-limited, and that was all controlled by the central server. No
>connection, no playback.
>
>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DIVX
>

Apples and oranges.
>>
>> There is no unbreakable code.
>
>It'll be a matter of months before the code is broken.

Bullshit. Wanna bet? It took MIT years to hack RFID. A MUCH weaker
key system than is to be used here that was hacked by the nation's
BEST.

> The earlier the
>HD-DVD-R drives come out, the faster it'll be broken.

It won't be broken for at least two years, and I will bet you money.
Call up Las Vegas, and post the bet, and I'll take the bet. You will
lose. Sure... "a matter of months..." Yeah... like twenty or more.

>And yes, Roy, we'll be fully expecting an apology.

You're a goddamned retard, asswipe.

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