The software was classed as munitions and one needed an arms dealer’s license to publish it, including online. The creator of PGP published the full source code as a book, as these are covered under first amendment rights.
The software was classed as munitions and one needed an arms dealer’s license to publish it, including online. The creator of PGP published the full source code as a book, as these are covered under first amendment rights.
You’ll love to hear that Blu-ray’s format protection creators tried making illegal publishing the hexagesimal number “09 F9 11 02 9D 74 E3 5B D8 41 56 C5 63 56 88 C0”. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illegal_number#Background.
The article doesn’t even assert it’s illegal. Just asserts someone has said so.
AACS did push with DMCA complains to remove any referente of the number back in the day. However, another article claims “No one has been arrested or charged for finding or publishing the original key”.
You are right, thanks for the correction, will edit my comment.
HD DVD, not Blu Ray, a competing format
I think both shared the same key: Archive link.