From: Ernest Hua <hua@chromatic.com>
Date: Wed, 27 Aug 1997 02:07:47 +0800
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: need confirmation of DVD/CSS crack in China ...
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Is this true?  Does anyone have confirmation of this crack?  Or is
C/NET being a bit liberal on word choice?

Ern

> full article: http://www.news.com/News/Item/0,4,13651,00.html
> 
> Hundreds of films come to DVD 
> By Michael Kanellos
> August 22, 1997, 4:35 p.m. PT 
> 
> UPDATE A raft of new DVD movies from major Hollywood studios could provide a
> boost to the fledgling digital video disc industry, which has been in dire
> need of more titles. 
> 
> < lines deleted >
> 
> Third, the entertainment industry giants will have to improve and agree on
> an encryption technology. The current 40-bit encryption standard used on DVD
> discs, which is supposed to stop copyright pirates, has already been cracked
> in China. Stronger encryption, however, forces PCs and players to run at a
> crawl. Partially as a result, Fox, Paramount, and Disney have not committed
> to producing materials on DVD, Burdon noted. 
> 
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