Posted by Allan on 11/28/05 20:49

On Sun, 27 Nov 2005 22:02:23 -0800, "Alpha" <none@none.net> wrote:

>> Now if you actually read the article that he posted.
>>
>> "The Blu-ray statement noted that certain elements of AACS have yet to
>> be formally approved by the BDA."
>>
>> Still waiting for that link Alpha.
>
>
>I see no explanation of BD+ that can work without some data connection
>outside the player. Do you?


http://www.digital-digest.com/highdefdvd/faq.html


"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 "







"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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