Intel has confirmed that code posted to the Internet earlier this week is the master key that is part of an Intel-created standard used to make sure only authorized devices are playing copyright-protected movies.
"We can use it to generate valid device keys that do interoperate with the (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) protocol," Intel spokesman Tom Waldrop told CNET today.
This morning, Engadget created a tempest in a teapot when reporting on the release of pass codes for the HDCP encryption format, experts say. This format is used to encrypt information moving across connectors such as the HDMI cable that connects DVD players to television sets. It does not protect Blu-ray or HD DVDs directly.
Engadget claimed that "the DRM genie could be permanently out of the bag allowing perfect high definition copies of anything" This sounds foreboding, but it mostly isn't true, experts say.
A BORED Stanford University student who created an instant version of Youtube was surprised when he got a letter from a Youtube boss offering him a job.
Youtube, which is owned by Google, spends millions of dollars on development but somehow failed to see that Google's Instant software could be applied to Youtube.
It took just three days for The Pirate Bay to collect the $25,000 it needed for the editing of the TPB: Away from Keyboard documentary.
While critics would suggest that a story about three computer addicts who revolutionized the world of online piracy is better suited for the big screen and the Hollywood red carpet, it is unlikely that any of the big production companies would want to spread the black plague of their industry even more. No problem, after all The Pirate Bay’s distribution system is much more efficient in reaching viewers.
Black Hat is a technical security conference, which brings together thousands of industry researchers, professionals and journalists every year in Las Vegas. Black Hat and its sister conference DEF CON, are widely viewed as the top security events and hacker gatherings in the world.
I loathe the relentless onslaught of TV cop shows that seem to dominate peak viewing schedules these days, so it was with trepidation that I decided to watch a new show on ITV called Identity.
The drama is based on an elite police unit formed to combat the rise in identity-related crime. Of course the unit is staffed with the usual hand picked combination of a dominating boss, a cool but rebellious detective, a techie and a couple of other supporters.
The Google geeks have beaten Hollywood chic. But how much will Wednesday's court ruling against Viacom in its $1 billion copyright battle over YouTube tip the balance of power from professional content creators to online distributors?
In ruling on summary judgment that the Google-owned video-sharing site is protected from liability by a safe-harbor provision in copyright law, U.S. District Court Judge Louis Stanton has sent a clear message:
Al Jazeera Sport’s World Cup broadcasts were interrupted for a second straight day yesterday – glitches the satellite broadcaster blamed on hackers.
The Argentina versus Nigeria match yesterday blacked out for minutes at a time, disappeared entirely from one channel, and suffered from pixellation and distortion. On Friday, the broadcast experienced disruptions for most of the first half of the 2010 World Cup’s opening match between Mexico and South Africa.
The story of how the technically-superior Betamax video tape format lost out to VHS, after the porn industry adopted the latter format, has oft been told. Skip through interactive CDs to DVDs and Blu-ray to the sophistication of web sites serving up adult fare and you get the picture.
So it should come as no surprise that the porn industry is licking its lips over this year's latest much-hyped fad, 3D. One hotly-anticipated forthcoming attraction is a 3D version of the Kama Sutra. from French director Marc Dorcel.
More than half (54 percent) of IT managers believe employees should be banned from watching the World Cup using their PC at work, says Blue Coat Systems.
Research by the network management firm revealed that 69 percent of IT managers were convinced their office staff would be determined to watch the England matches during the tournament.
