On the surface, the recent brouhaha with Digg and the HD DVD encryption key posted on the site seems to be about cracking the code to let people copy movies. While most people may think digital rights management is a pain in the butt and a waste of time in the effort to fight illegal copying for commercial gain, they tend to have little interest in learning how to copy their own HD DVDs. Digg’s initial response, of course, was to comply with the request to remove the code that would let a determined techie break through an HD DVD’s copy protection scheme.
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Digg Encryption Uproar: All About the Right to Tinker
Posted by: Chris Maxcer May 4, 2007 02:00 AMOn the surface, the recent brouhaha with Digg and the HD DVD encryption key posted on the site seems to be about cracking the code to let people copy movies. While most people may think digital rights management is a pain in the butt and a waste of time in the effort to fight illegal copying for commercial gain, they tend to have little interest in learning how to copy their own HD DVDs. Digg’s initial response, of course, was to comply with the request to remove the code that would let a determined techie break through an HD DVD’s copy protection scheme.