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Hacking the protocol vs. implementing a new one
I'm sure if DVD Jon had found a way to upload a new protocol into the firmware this would be a non-issue, and would be similar to someone running Linux on an XBox. Because once someone owns the hardware, there's really nothing you can do to stop them from using it any way they see fit.

But by not touching the firmware and reverse engineering the proprietary protocol, that's a bit different. It's not quite the same as Samba reverse engineering the SMB stack because that is an open protocol that MS just happens to use. I guess the question is whether a protocol can be copyrighted or patented. And I honestly don't know the answer to that. In fact it may have a different answer depending on which country you live in.
Posted by: Michael Kelly   Posted on: 08/13/04 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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(NT) What a ********  James T. Kirk | 08/13/04
Message has been deleted.  James T. Kirk | 08/13/04
But John you have just done what the hacker did  Squawkbox | 08/13/04
Logic  seosamh_z | 08/13/04
He is not helping things any  James T. Kirk | 08/13/04
Bzzzztttt! Wrong Answer  GMTobias | 08/13/04
OK  James T. Kirk | 08/13/04
I don't see a problem with this  voska | 08/13/04
Not quite right  rapson | 08/13/04
Actually  GMTobias | 08/13/04
not quite wrong...  rafe01 | 08/14/04
dongles fialed in the past  V Sanders | 08/14/04
the day i lost fair rights usage.....  paul_bruford@... | 05/25/09
Cool  FilledOut | 08/13/04
HE likes doing this  crocd | 08/13/04
Because he can....  Patrick Jones | 08/13/04
Does Apple have patents on this?  crocd | 08/13/04
Good Question  Patrick Jones | 08/13/04
Patents don't protect you from hacking.  gordon@... | 08/13/04
DVD Jon is in for a BIG surprise...  realitycheck101 | 08/13/04
The laws have changed in Norway?  Michael Kelly | 08/13/04
Sorry  seosamh_z | 08/13/04
Norway Prisons Are NICE . . . : )  xero11 | 08/13/04
A question of cultural attitudes  Bill_gates_Is_SATAN | 08/13/04
Didn't Say He Would Do Time . . .  xero11 | 08/13/04
Personallys I'd prefer a Socialist prison over capitolist  voska | 08/13/04
I Got It  xero11 | 08/13/04
Poor MS  nomorems | 08/13/04
No, I said different.  seosamh_z | 08/13/04
No Convicts On This Board  xero11 | 08/13/04
Poking fun  seosamh_z | 08/13/04
no prison is nice...  rafe01 | 08/14/04
whaaaa!  paul_bruford@... | 05/25/09
I bet you are in for more of a surprise  Squawkbox | 08/13/04
"Revealed public key"?  FirstNLastN | 08/13/04
"bypassed DeCSS encryption schemes"???  FirstNLastN | 08/13/04
Hacking the protocol vs. implementing a new one  Michael Kelly | 08/13/04
Why I still use cassetes versus an IPOD  Squawkbox | 08/13/04
Wunderbar fantastisch!  nomorems | 08/13/04
Ich danke Ihnen vielmals  Squawkbox | 08/13/04
Like using a BMW to haul trash...  kd5auq | 08/13/04
Huh?  xero11 | 08/13/04
of course it can  rafe01 | 08/14/04
Our HERO!!  Xunil_Sierutuf | 08/13/04
DVD John and Airport  brinticus | 08/13/04
I don't see anything wrong  WhoMe_z | 08/13/04
That's it, take Apple down a peg, they hate it  FilledOut | 08/13/04
More Sales.....  middle of nowhere | 08/13/04
No Thanks  zeusfuse | 08/14/04
I am not sure this is helpful ...  George Mitchell | 08/14/04
how do you infer a crime here?  V Sanders | 08/14/04
Novel legal theory...  John Le'Brecage | 08/14/04
Regarding comments from...  msdead | 08/26/04

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