EFF on the digg.com vs. AACS-LA showdown
Posted by Tyler Pruitt
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Name: Tyler Pruitt
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About: As a life long Geek, Tyler is pretty much addicted to anything that has to do with technology. He became hooked on HDTV in early '04, and hasn't looked back since. Tyler is a HD video content addict, and has been since the days of recording HD movies onto D-VHS tapes.
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Filed Under: AACS, Format War, HD DVD
Our first thought when we heard about the AACS key debacle on digg was, “Wonder what the EFF’s position will be?”. We think digg really shot themselves in the foot, as they should have challenged the C&D/DMCA notice on the grounds that the key was already public knowledge (Wired.com has had the key posted on their blog since mid February). When the “HD DVD Promotion Group” is a major sponsor of digg, and diggnation, what else could you expect from a site backed with VC funding? The thing we find so funny is: HD DVD is getting so much free press for this, much more than their $150 Million advertising campaign got them.
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