http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/archives/005229.php I do not think naming the show that would be a good idea. Read this eff article to find out why. If you change a digit people will get the message and it will be in a gray area thus protecting you. Great idea on the show name, very creative.
With will the post/blogs/diggs that have that code this week, you may as well use it, one more person for the film industry to sue. Would if they will sue Digg or not.
It's not "just a hex code" it's a number. A large prime, as commonly used in encryption. The hex digits are just a representation of it in a convenient form, as it's stored in binary. It could be expressed in decimal, octal, duodecimal, or ternary, Or any other number system you can think of. This is the point about whether it can be copyright. Ordinarily a number can't, any more than a common English word can. However, in the context of "Use this code to illegally distribute copyright content", a number of issues arise.
(I realise that most people won't be using the code to illegally distribute copyright content, but that's how the AACS etc view it. And for the record, I'm against such ludicrous "content protection" measures that make the end user beholden to an organisation primarily concerned with its obscene profit margins.)
@DavidBannister: according to the server you are running an open proxy on your host. fix it and the server lets you on. it's an automatic thing. this is not the place to post about it, either
27 comments so far
Hell no stick it to the man loe!
2 years, 6 months ago by rudedog
oops leo not loe LOL
2 years, 6 months ago by rudedog
Hahaha
2 years, 6 months ago by jbro
a very cryptic title :) it must be the heat in Petaluma; it's 87 in Fremont... cheers
2 years, 6 months ago by decjr
excellent title!
2 years, 6 months ago by dann
David - I have no idea. I don't moderate the chat. You should ask one of the chat mods.
OK - is it pathetic to do it but change one of the digits so it's legal?
2 years, 6 months ago by ChiefTWiT
@Leo: If you get a cease and desist from HD-DVD's lawyers, just give em Dvorak's address =)
2 years, 6 months ago by Y83ross
http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/archives/005229.php I do not think naming the show that would be a good idea. Read this eff article to find out why. If you change a digit people will get the message and it will be in a gray area thus protecting you. Great idea on the show name, very creative.
2 years, 6 months ago by jdwusami
With will the post/blogs/diggs that have that code this week, you may as well use it, one more person for the film industry to sue. Would if they will sue Digg or not.
2 years, 6 months ago by SteveintheUK
just to be in the clear, you should title the episode 09 F9... I would hate to lose TWiT to an AACS lawsuit
2 years, 6 months ago by surfwizz
I've changed one digit - so it's legal - see if you can figure out which one!
2 years, 6 months ago by ChiefTWiT
gad damn just upload it wilkl ya, it's 0.42 am allready and i want it for my 2 hour busdrive
2 years, 6 months ago by Synapse
sounds like a great name for an episode. In fact it just rolls off the tongue as you say it.
2 years, 6 months ago by paulthe
Should of just left out the Zero's? :P
2 years, 6 months ago by tcharper
Leo, what kind of mic is do you use for your podcasts/radioshow?
2 years, 6 months ago by Skootch
Leo uses a Heil PR40 mic (or did)
2 years, 6 months ago by dann
We'd be disappointed if you didn't.
2 years, 6 months ago by shaydaims
Thanks dann. It looks like a Neumann U47.
2 years, 6 months ago by Skootch
According to http://www.googlefight.com/index.php?lang=en_GB&word1=09+F9+11+02+9D+74+E3+5B+D8+41+56+C5+63+56+88+C0&word2=aacs it is now found in 1.95 Million locations... their lawyers are going to be busy for decades
2 years, 6 months ago by michaelkpate
DO IT!!!.... Good idea... If TWiT Talks about it.
2 years, 6 months ago by JKSoftware
@skootch: if u say so, i'm lost right after the "snowball" mics.
2 years, 6 months ago by dann
they've already changed the hd dvd code with another
2 years, 6 months ago by warza
I think the real question is, why is it so easy to crack the copyright? You would THINK they would make things much harder then just a hex code.
2 years, 6 months ago by TylerLeisher
It's not "just a hex code" it's a number. A large prime, as commonly used in encryption. The hex digits are just a representation of it in a convenient form, as it's stored in binary. It could be expressed in decimal, octal, duodecimal, or ternary, Or any other number system you can think of. This is the point about whether it can be copyright. Ordinarily a number can't, any more than a common English word can. However, in the context of "Use this code to illegally distribute copyright content", a number of issues arise.
(I realise that most people won't be using the code to illegally distribute copyright content, but that's how the AACS etc view it. And for the record, I'm against such ludicrous "content protection" measures that make the end user beholden to an organisation primarily concerned with its obscene profit margins.)
2 years, 6 months ago by Anome
Oh, and it's not a prime. At least not as shown by Leo above. Colour me embarassed.
2 years, 6 months ago by Anome
@DavidBannister: according to the server you are running an open proxy on your host. fix it and the server lets you on. it's an automatic thing. this is not the place to post about it, either
2 years, 6 months ago by danhendricks
That's Anome...succinct and economical with words as ever!
2 years, 6 months ago by AusiMik