Status of Cryptography Research in implementation of the EUCD

[Owen Lewis]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukcrypto-admin@chiark.greenend.org.uk
> [mailto:ukcrypto-admin@chiark.greenend.org.uk]On Behalf Of Brian Gladman
> Sent: 16 August 2002 10:19
> To: ukcrypto@chiark.greenend.org.uk
> Subject: Re: Status of Cryptography Research in implementation of the
> EUCD
>
>
> From: "Owen Lewis" <oml@sysrx.uk.com>
> To: <ukcrypto@chiark.greenend.org.uk>
> Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2002 10:08 PM
> Subject: RE: Status of Cryptography Research in implementation of the EUCD

> What is of
> > concern is that the whole of DVD technology has not yet
> stabilised. I will
> > buy when it has.
>
> I consider this 'instability' to be a great benefit and I very much hope
> that it _never_ goes away.
>
> Because of this, pretty well all DVD players have their code in
> FLASH EEPROM
> so that they can be upgraded from time to time.
>
> A couple of weeks ago I bought a new Pioneer DVD player with RPC2
> protection. It uses a Hitachi H8 microcontroller and it took less
> than a day
> to reflash the code to remove the region protection.  I also
> don't like the
> 'feature' of some DVDs that disable the fast forward button during lead in
> adverts so I am in the process of patching this out as well.

Way to go, Brian :-)

I haven't sufficient interest in the technology to do likewise but have been
known to find similar satisfaction in other directions.

Owen