References

Xbox-Scene.Com

This webpage has a comprehensive database on Xbox news that date to November 2001. There is also tons of information on homebrew software, and modchips. Several short interviews were conducted through the forums.

Nforce and Ludibria

Both sites contain a large database of nfo files as posted by release groups. These are a great source of information for pirate games release groups.

IRC server irc.efnet.net Channels: #xbox-scene #xbins #alt.binaries.games.xbox

These three channels on efnet provided for a great place to conduct interviews with several members of the community. You can find absolutely anything on the Xbox community if you ask around long enough.

bunnie's game box hacking page

Andrew “bunnie” Huang’s website which provided links to his reports on the Xbox security flaws and his recommendations to Microsoft. The web blog of an avant-garde hacker.

BackupHDDVD, a tool to decrypt AACS protected movies

This is the forum where the BackupHDDVD utility was first announced and posted. It includes information on how the program works and a link to the utility’s source code.

Processing Key, Media Key and Volume ID found!!!

This is the link to the forum where arzenami first posted the processing key. This thread also shows the different steps taken by various members of the doom9 community to break the code.

AACS licensor complains of posted key

This link provides a copy of a cease and desist notice sent to Google Inc. The AACS, the consortium that issued the letter, argues the reasons why Google Inc. should remove links to four different webpages.

AACS - Advanced Access Content System

This is the link to AACS webpage. The consortium, whose founding members are Intel Corporation, International Business Machines Corporation, Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Microsoft Corporation, Sony Corporation, Toshiba Corporation, The Walt Disney Company and Warner Bros, is the one responsible for the encryption mechanism of the HD DVD.

Digg.com In Hot Water Over DVD Encryption

This link provides information on the Digg case after the webpage decided to delete all posts that made reference to the processing key.

World Internet Usage Statistics

his webpage provides statistics on the number of Internet users in the world, as well as in each individual continent.

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