RE: Xbox (Was -Online Games Consoles and Security Implications)

From: Deus, Attonbitus (Thorat_private)
Date: Tue Jun 04 2002 - 09:38:23 PDT

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    At 05:54 AM 6/4/2002, Ken Pfeil wrote:
    >I know the XBox thread was killed recently, but this is good reading.
    >
    >http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/06/01/1656228&mode=thread&tid=172
    >
    >http://web.mit.edu/bunnie/www/proj/anatak/AIM-2002-008.pdf
    >
    >June 3, 2002
    >
    >MIT Grad Student Hacks Into Xbox Security System
    
    
    Isn't the XBox OS protected by the new DRM patent?  Meaning that any 
    security vulnerabilities could be used to enable copyright infringement; 
    the publication of which would be illegal under the DMCA?
    
    It will be interesting to how MS responds to this.
    
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