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by Portlandia on January 22nd, 2008
The following number is copyrighted
09-F9-11-02-9D-74-E3-5B - D8-41-56-C5-63-56-88-C0
It’s a “key” that can be used to circumvent DRM protection present on the HD-DVD and Blu-Ray format.
DRM was considered to be “bulletproof” by the companies behind it, and it’s used by Windows Vista as well, but it was cracked pretty quickly.
Because it's a copyrighted number, this question might be removed from AnswerBag by some lawyers soon.
http://blog.wired.com/business/2007/05/digg_melting_do.html
More info at
http://09-f9-11-02-9d-74-e3-5b-d8-41-56-c5-63.com/
Or if you feel like a rebel, you could always get the T-shirt.
http://zedomax.com/blog/2007/05/01/09-f9-11-02-9d-74-e3-5b-d8-41-56-c5-63-56-88-c0-t-shirt/
by Bon Basil on January 22nd, 2008
Intel had a problem with this a while back. They could not have '586' patented so they went with 'Pentium'.
by Anonymous on August 1st, 2007
You cannot trademark or copyright just a number, but it is possible to trademark a number that was written with a distinctive design once it gains a "secondary meaning." For example, Dale Earnhardt Junior's #8 logo could be trademarked.
Typeface is not copyrightable, so even a number with a distinctive design cannot be copyrighted.
FYI: A trademark does not give the trademark owner a monopoly on the use of the mark. It only allows the owner to prevent a use that would create confusion as to the origin of a product or service. A copyright, on the other hand, grants a monopoly on a work.
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FYI: The number is not copyrighted, and you cannot copyright a number.
by Anonymous on January 30th, 2008
Correction: This number is not pursed under copyright law, but as a "circumvention technology" forbidden by the DMCA.
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Wikipedia describes it's history well:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AACS_encryption_key_controversy
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The EFF wrote "09 f9: A Legal Primer":
http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2007/05/09-f9-legal-primer
by Portlandia on January 30th, 2008