Category: DRM
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HDCP/HDMI security: virus comes to HD TV
As we are interested into the HDCP/HDMI technology that the manufacturers are preparing for a wide distribution, we start finding a few amazing facts. We had seen previously that HDCP was a technology doomed to fail in front of the attacks by the media pirates, but there is already worse (for the legal users).
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HDCP/HDMI broken, or nearly broken
The technology supposed to protect the equipments aimed at digital TV with a semi-secret protocol using techniques borrowed from the military in order to ensure that only approved devices can see the previous digital data of our movies, seems to be on its way to be broken and is already the target of very serious…
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The end of the pro-P2P French legislation
Everything shows that the French Members of Parliament (Députés) are currently discussing the end of the attempt to install in France a law that would favor freedom for Internet downloaders. The new law currently lacks any reference to the global license (and its explicitly included remuneration of artists whose music would be downloaded by the…
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New technologies: Updated availability schedule
If we look quickly, here are a few of the significant availability dates for some important technologies for PC computers around us: Windows Vista: awaited for the first week of October HD-DVD: announced for March 2006, but probably without write capacity (because DRM will not be implemented yet) Blu-Ray DVD: announced for May 2006 at…
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No ATI/nVidia board is HDCP compatible
It has just been confirmed that currently the existing graphic cards on the market will not be able to play High-Definition DVD. Even when they display an HDCP-compatible label. As said on Darknet.com:
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DRM creeps into our hard drives
The Trusted Computing Group announced it will be publishing a specification describing how hard disc drives will include Digital Rights Management (DRM) to support the Trusted Platform that is being pushed in preparation of PCs that will be completely secured against free flow of information and to avoid hackers and pirates to steal information. This…
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Trusted Computing Platform – Not for the consumer
Trusted Computing Platform is an initiative that is going to help the media companies (music, movies, etc.) securing the media they sell in a strong way. Essentially, it’s intent is to keep everything encrypted to avoid users to have a direct access to it. This approach promises to stomp out pirates. The problem is that,…
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Digital rights (archives)
If you are interested in getting news I published previously (mostly in 2005) about Digital Rights Management (and DRM technology), just have a look at the original page.