Posted by Alpha on 01/15/71 11:43

"Fred C. Dobbs" <nus@tenretni.moc> wrote in message
news:f0gd2217vquo8ecql0pbi8oo53ck27b5fb@4ax.com...
> On Sat, 25 Mar 2006 09:38:44 -0500, Allan
> <Spamsucks@finallykantica22admitstobebrianlamb.org> wrote:
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>>On Fri, 24 Mar 2006 12:44:08 -0800, "Alpha" <x@x.net> wrote:
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>>>That says nothing other than they WILL use networks for the AACS.
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>>"In other words, not only will playback of AACS-protected content not
>>require an Internet connection, it will never require one."
>>
>>Yeah... that's exactly what it says.
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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_
>
> Again read the last part of the article.
>
> "Internet connectivity will be used by the managed copy feature, which
> remains a critical point of contention among members of AACS and the
> companies seeking license agreements to employ AACS technology.
> Indeed, Doherty admitted, the fact that parties cannot yet agree about
> how to implement this feature - or even what certain terms should mean
> - is why AACS remains an "interim" specification today, and not a
> complete one. More from Richard Doherty's interview with us,
> including his take on the whole 1080i / 1080p resolution debacle,
> tomorrow on TG Daily"
>
> I take interpet that to mean that somewhere down the line the will
> require the internet connection.

Thank you for finding this. They took down the link...probably because the
article is of suspect veracity.

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