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Old 03-26-2010, 07:13 PM   #148
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Originally Posted by ardeegee View Post

BTW, you are completely clueless as to how and when DVDs became decryptable.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DeCSS
Yes, thank you for pointing this out. Not clueless, but forgetful. I have seen the original algorithm and source code, probably as early as you. DISCLAIMER: Said code is not in my possession.

Once the genie was out of the bottle, the battle was lost. Those interested should follow this link, provided in the Wikipedia article:

http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~dst/DeCSS/Gallery/

Historically, the two anonymous developers should one day get credit. This should be an interesting read, maybe as fascinating as the story of Alan Turing. Huh?
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