That's clear
If the AACS-LA revokes the keys used by a hardware player, then all subsequent Blu-ray discs published will not be usable on that player until there is a firmware update loaded. That's clear. You'll still be able to play older titles.
The only time anyone plugs their hardware player into an internet connection is if they have one of those fancy new players that can do Youtube and stuff.
Therefore I don't think the AACS-LA would revoke the key of a non-fancy hardware player, because it would cause too much trouble with people complaining that their players have stopped working with new titles.
There's probably not too many ways with a hardware player that you can improve the security of the keys AFTER the player has been manufactured, so there'd be minimal benefit to revoking the keys and having everyone in the world with that player do an immensely-annoying firmware update.
The attackers would just get the new keys every three months when they are issued, and legitimate Bluray users would have to lug their hardware player and TV into their computer room every three months to get a new key. I don't think the AACS-LA would bother putting people through that, and I don't think Sony/Samsung/LG would like the volume of support calls they'd get from tech-illiterate people. The manufacturers would beg AACS-LA NOT to revoke the keys, for that reason.
Originally posted by Kano
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The only time anyone plugs their hardware player into an internet connection is if they have one of those fancy new players that can do Youtube and stuff.
Therefore I don't think the AACS-LA would revoke the key of a non-fancy hardware player, because it would cause too much trouble with people complaining that their players have stopped working with new titles.
There's probably not too many ways with a hardware player that you can improve the security of the keys AFTER the player has been manufactured, so there'd be minimal benefit to revoking the keys and having everyone in the world with that player do an immensely-annoying firmware update.
The attackers would just get the new keys every three months when they are issued, and legitimate Bluray users would have to lug their hardware player and TV into their computer room every three months to get a new key. I don't think the AACS-LA would bother putting people through that, and I don't think Sony/Samsung/LG would like the volume of support calls they'd get from tech-illiterate people. The manufacturers would beg AACS-LA NOT to revoke the keys, for that reason.
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