Now it's broken even before it hits the streets

A couple of weeks ago, I mentioned how the DRM that protects HD-DVDs was cracked. The industry revoked the key that was compromised and are about to issue a new one. Unfortunately for them, that new key has already been cracked. A contributor at boingboing says:

"This raises the question: what will AACS-LA do now? Key revocation doesn't work. Suing the Internet doesn't work. DRM doesn't work (this DRM took years and cost millions, it was broken in days, for free, by hobbyists). Pirates who download movies don't ever see DRM. Honest customers who buy media are the only people who ever get restricted by it -- and it's clear that a lot of people aren't willing to pay money for movies that are less useful than the pirate versions they can get for free."