Rudd-O.com » DRM http://rudd-o.com Mon, 30 Jun 2008 19:14:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 en Storytelling, HD-DVDs and the future of culture http://rudd-o.com/archives/2007/05/26/storytelling-hd-dvds-and-the-future-of-culture/ http://rudd-o.com/archives/2007/05/26/storytelling-hd-dvds-and-the-future-of-culture/#comments Sat, 26 May 2007 06:24:41 +0000 Rudd-O http://rudd-o.com/archives/2007/05/26/storytelling-hd-dvds-and-the-future-of-culture/ Lessig, in his book Free culture, makes an amazing point:

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]]> http://rudd-o.com/archives/2007/05/26/storytelling-hd-dvds-and-the-future-of-culture/feed/ Boing Boing: EFF explains the law on AACS keys http://rudd-o.com/archives/2007/05/03/boing-boing-eff-explains-the-law-on-aacs-keys/ http://rudd-o.com/archives/2007/05/03/boing-boing-eff-explains-the-law-on-aacs-keys/#comments Thu, 03 May 2007 08:19:32 +0000 Rudd-O http://rudd-o.com/archives/2007/05/03/boing-boing-eff-explains-the-law-on-aacs-keys/ Fred von Lohmann, expert and attorney at law, lays down the law of the land in relation to the HD-DVD decryption key… and it’s disheartening:

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]]> http://rudd-o.com/archives/2007/05/03/boing-boing-eff-explains-the-law-on-aacs-keys/feed/ New AACS crack. This one is undefeatable. http://rudd-o.com/archives/2007/05/02/new-aacs-crack-this-one-is-undefeatable/ http://rudd-o.com/archives/2007/05/02/new-aacs-crack-this-one-is-undefeatable/#comments Wed, 02 May 2007 17:17:35 +0000 Rudd-O http://rudd-o.com/archives/2007/05/02/new-aacs-crack-this-one-is-undefeatable/ Remember the HD-DVD processing key that could be revoked? Well, now we can also get volume keys, for free!

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]]> http://rudd-o.com/archives/2007/05/02/new-aacs-crack-this-one-is-undefeatable/feed/ Stickin’ it to the man: the illustrated report of an epic event http://rudd-o.com/archives/2007/05/02/stickin-it-to-the-man-the-illustrated-report-of-an-epic-event/ http://rudd-o.com/archives/2007/05/02/stickin-it-to-the-man-the-illustrated-report-of-an-epic-event/#comments Wed, 02 May 2007 10:17:24 +0000 Rudd-O http://rudd-o.com/archives/2007/05/02/stickin-it-to-the-man-the-illustrated-report-of-an-epic-event/ If there’s anything that can be said about the infamous HD-DVD Nacht and the past 48 hours, let’s say they’ve been hectic. I’ve documented the entire case from this magazine’s point of view — here’s an illustrated account of what happened here and around the Web.

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]]> http://rudd-o.com/archives/2007/05/02/stickin-it-to-the-man-the-illustrated-report-of-an-epic-event/feed/ Spread this number http://rudd-o.com/archives/2007/04/30/spread-this-number/ http://rudd-o.com/archives/2007/04/30/spread-this-number/#comments Mon, 30 Apr 2007 20:30:05 +0000 Rudd-O http://rudd-o.com/archives/2007/04/30/spread-this-number/ 09 F9 11 02 9D 74 E3 5B D8 41 56 C5 63 56 88 C0. Wanna know what’s so important about it?

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]]> http://rudd-o.com/archives/2007/04/30/spread-this-number/feed/ A new blow to free personal computing, courtesy of AMD and ATI http://rudd-o.com/archives/2007/04/13/a-new-blow-to-free-personal-computing-courtesy-of-amd-and-ati/ http://rudd-o.com/archives/2007/04/13/a-new-blow-to-free-personal-computing-courtesy-of-amd-and-ati/#comments Sat, 14 Apr 2007 00:25:34 +0000 Rudd-O http://rudd-o.com/archives/2007/04/13/a-new-blow-to-free-personal-computing-courtesy-of-amd-and-ati/ AMD and ATI’s new graphics technology will block you.

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]]> http://rudd-o.com/archives/2007/04/13/a-new-blow-to-free-personal-computing-courtesy-of-amd-and-ati/feed/ What DRM is about http://rudd-o.com/archives/2007/01/15/what-drm-is-about/ http://rudd-o.com/archives/2007/01/15/what-drm-is-about/#comments Tue, 16 Jan 2007 00:59:30 +0000 Rudd-O http://rudd-o.com/archives/2007/01/15/what-drm-is-about/ DRM isn’t about piracy:

Ars Technica says it like it is. Let me quote from the article:

DRM’s sole purpose is to maximize revenues by minimizing your rights so that they can sell them back to you.
]]> http://rudd-o.com/archives/2007/01/15/what-drm-is-about/feed/ DRM: harmful. Just say no http://rudd-o.com/archives/2007/01/12/drm-harmful-just-say-no/ http://rudd-o.com/archives/2007/01/12/drm-harmful-just-say-no/#comments Fri, 12 Jan 2007 23:24:35 +0000 Rudd-O http://rudd-o.com/archives/2007/01/12/drm-harmful-just-say-no/ Slashdot asks a question about Digital Restrictions (”Rights”) Management. Here’s my statement.

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]]> http://rudd-o.com/archives/2007/01/12/drm-harmful-just-say-no/feed/ Digital Restrictions Management: it’s wrong http://rudd-o.com/archives/2006/11/19/digital-restrictions-management-its-wrong/ http://rudd-o.com/archives/2006/11/19/digital-restrictions-management-its-wrong/#comments Mon, 20 Nov 2006 04:55:42 +0000 Rudd-O http://rudd-o.com/archives/2006/11/19/digital-restrictions-management-its-wrong/ See this one-minute video:

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