Take A Stand! - 09-F9-11-02-9D-74-E3-5B-D8-41-56-C5-63-56-88-C0

I originally have some other things to write about, but this cannot wait.

My friends and fellow readers, it's time to take a stand, for we could probably be in a watershed moment in internet history?

A few days ago, some dude post the code to decrypt and hack most HD-DVD movies so that they can be played in linux (or pretty much everywhere). The code pretty much spread everywhere. I noticed it on Sunday night, on the top page of Digg. At first, I didn't react much since I'm not into this whole HD movie experience anyway. But this morning, naturally, the AACS (Advanced Access Content System), the group who made the standard for DRM (Digital Rights Management)/encryption for HD-DVD and Blu-Ray has sent cease and desist letters to almost everyone (including Google!). At first, it appears the stories are disappearing and even digg chose to remove the stories. However, people keep putting the code back through re-submitting stories and putting them on comments, and digging those stories and comments, etc. So much until almost all front page stories on digg contain the code.

and having seen the reaction of its readers, digg and its founder, Kevin Rose, has taken a stand. a very bold one. (and in this case, the immortal star trek slogan "where no man has boldly gone before" rings true). Kevin Rose and digg, a major web 2.0 website has defied the powers that be and posted the code, even at the risk of having the site taken down. This could have unforseen circumstances, digg could be taken down and that would be the worst website takedown since Napster or Pirate Bay. But, AACS could also accept their fates, seeing that once the pandora's box is open, it cannot be closed.

Now, I'm not doing this to watch HD-DVD. But I'm doing this to take a stand against the powers-that-be. Against DRM and shove it up their arses. and never has the stand felt so strong until digg took its stand. If digg is brave enough to go for it, why don't we post it?

What happens next? who knows? (although I believe that AACS will generate a new code) will digg stay around? will this pointless post or blog stay around? who knows, but I really feel that the time has never been more right to do something brave, something stupid, something foolish, something unknown, something rebellious like this, and all it has to do is just post some magic number:

09-F9-11-02-9D-74-E3-5B-D8-41-56-C5-63-56-88-C0

this number is probably the most beautiful number since pi, it probably contain the answer to all questions in life and everything, maybe jesus even. but most of all, it plays hd-dvd =)

So, my fellow friends and reader, if you do share my sentiment, take a stand, and post that number.

- R