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Re:A peek into the curious world of HDMI copy protection by EvanAnderson on Monday February 18, 2013 @12:26PM (#5239360)
Definitely.

Makes me think of Dimitry Sklyarov and Adobe back in '01:

http://www.zdnet.com/news/dimitry-sklyarov-enemy-or-friend/1...

http://www.adobe.com/aboutadobe/pressroom/pressreleases/2001...

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Re:A peek into the curious world of HDMI copy protection by noonespecial on Monday February 18, 2013 @12:34PM (#5239407)
It's ironic that a Russian had to come to the U.S. to be arrested for what are essentially thought-crimes

That was a pivotal article for me. That sentence more or less framed my understanding of DRM for the following decade.

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