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this stuff is very real today.
the first examples of it may be found in the ps2 and xbox. both systems have a trusted execution path that requires signed binaries to be validated before running. no-one has been able to successfully get linux running on a ps2 without the sony ps2 kit (they are unable to get the second stage bootloader to load). similarly, the xbox linux requires a modchip to bypass the security.
now comes the fun part. with the introduction of the DMCA and similar acts, it is illegal to sell modchips, sell modded systems, or modify hardware that you own to circumvent such protection schemes (as seen with the recent isonews.com shutdown). sure, the palladium security systems will be beaten, but how many people out there are going to have the knowledge to actually obtain an underground chip and install it into their computer?
on the same token, recording hdtv's is going to become illegal (the new hdtv drafts all call for encrypted digital connections), and recording dvd's is already technologically discouraged (you guys know what macrovision is, right? and you know that using or distributing decss is a criminal offence, even though copyright breach is a civil offence). there is alot of fuked up shiat going on in the name of copyright protection, and the laws are getting uglier all the time. the technology can be defeated... that's the least of our problems.
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It will never work.
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