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Thread: New Copyright Protection Cracked By Princeton

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    Pretty interesting...all the new CD's coming out soon with copyright protection can easily be defeated by holding down the "shift" key

    http://www.msnbc.com/news/977144.asp?0cv=CB20

    Ha. Although the record industry is downplaying it, the Phd from Princeton ruined millions of dollars worth of software development. All by pressing and holding down the "shift" key...

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    Originally posted by refidnasb@8 October 2003 - 02:38
    Pretty interesting...all the new CD's coming out soon with copyright protection can easily be defeated by holding down the "shift" key

    http://www.msnbc.com/news/977144.asp?0cv=CB20

    Ha. Although the record industry is downplaying it, the Phd from Princeton ruined millions of dollars worth of software development. All by pressing and holding down the "shift" key...
    bad news to those missing this button on their keyboard



    way to go to the madly skilled hax0rz who figured this one out

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    LMFAO - Someone is going to lose their job!

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    Originally posted by Gutter@8 October 2003 - 11:59
    way to go to the madly skilled hax0rz who figured this one out

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    $25 million wasted on a pen that works in space and millions wasted in copy protection that can be easily defeated.

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    Though simple, the act of holding down the Shift key in order to enable copying does let computer users know they’re doing something unauthorized, he said. That alone will dissuade many people from making copies, he added.
    that shift key feels a lot more intimidating now

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    I guess with the next level of copy protection you'll have to press and hold Shift + C at the same time. Forcing people to use that extra finger will solve the problem.


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    Originally posted by Gutter@8 October 2003 - 02:59
    bad news to those missing this button on their keyboard



    way to go to the madly skilled hax0rz who figured this one out
    Actually....this was the guys docorate thesis to get his PhD.....if you're gonna get a dang PhD in computer programming, then it should be something that will benefit mankind...like pressing the "shift" key. Very cool. I hope he's some stoner d00d.

    If I find a link to his White Paper, I'll post it here....hard to find though...I don't think it's published yet to the public.

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    was onlt talkin bout them copy protecting cds to stop us downloadin them with my bf on way home tonight lol opps tey must of heard me or they movefast!

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