Thursday, May 3, 2007

WIN DVD responds to AACS HD code break

During class, the implications of open source and copyright law have been talk about. Although breaking codes and publicly displaying them isn't really open source, the AACS HD access code has already reached millions. The recent development has allowed HD and Blu-ray format video to be posted without fee on the internet. Microsoft has responded with a mandatory update(nullifying the key's ablilty) for its Windows video viewers. Not complying with the update will negatively effect future use of windows players.
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