Posted by Heinrich Galland on 07/19/06 13:28

In article <12bria5i27k44af@corp.supernews.com>, Alpha <none@none.net>
wrote:

> "Phat Bytestard" <phatbytestard@getinmahharddrive.org> wrote in message
> news:8k6rb25gj4m5k1mcg3oo35nq2d8h0i8glj@4ax.com...
> > On 18 Jul 2006 13:35:57 -0700, "knight37" <knight37m@gmail.com> Gave
> > us:
> >
> >>Phat Bytestard wrote:
> >>> On 17 Jul 2006 15:42:06 -0500, "Fred Liken"
> >>> <nothanks@toocoolforschool.com> Gave us:
> >>>
> >>> >"Blig Merk" <blig_murk@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> >>> >
> >>> >> BenQ, LG, Phillips and Panasonic all have Blu-ray burner PC drives,
> >>> >> already on the market or showing up next month for less than $1000.
> >>> >> Both the Sony Vaio laptop and desktop have dual layer Blu-ray
> >>> >> burners.
> >>> >
> >>> >Unless you can use those for piracy, it's moot for the video end.
> >>> >
> >>> You will NEVER be able to burn a disc that carries the full
> >>> resolution or original bit stream as the source. Bit for bit recording
> >>> goes away with these new technologies.
> >>>
> >>> Don't believe me? Good luck.
> >>
> >>I am betting Blu-Ray gets cracked by 2008, and by cracked, I mean
> >>people are able to rip high-definition films to their hard drive and
> >>play them on their PC or stream them to a media device in the living
> >>room in high def.
> >>
> >
> > You obviously have little knowledge of encryption.
> >
> > The HD realm will never be cracked.
> >
> > Take satellite TV for an example. First series (just like DVD) was
> > cracked, and there were hacked receivers all over the country.
> >
> > Then, VideoCypher I, and VideoCypher II came out. Neither have as
> > yet been cracked. THEN, DigiCypher I and DigiCypher II came out, and
> > they won't ever get cracked either.
> >
> > Now, HD DVD has taken on many of the same methodologies, and your
> > lame attempts at cracking it won't happen, and won't work even if you
> > could crack a single disc. There is more than one key.
> >
> > You won't be getting any of them, however.
>
> Then encryption is also re-programmable via each disc.
>
>
>

Any encryption system can be broken, given enough time, effort and
resources. It's mainly a matter of stubbornness on the part of the
person doing the reverse engineering!

BTW, there are those who have claimed to have broken both the
VideoCypher and DigiCypher encryptions, although I have no real source
for this.

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