This lengthy discussion covers various aspects related to HDMI cables and the HDMI Consortium. It starts by highlighting the potential issues hidden behind HDMI cables and the capacity of HDMI to control content under HDCP copy protection. The conversation delves into the HDMI Consortium's formation, compatibility with DVI and HDMI, and the financial aspects of licensing HDMI technology.
It further explains the importance of cable quality for signal transmission, the role of copper vs. optical fiber cables, and how HDMI licensing works. The discussion then moves on to the HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) encryption and its purpose in preventing piracy. The conversation concludes by mentioning the challenges and complexities surrounding DRM (Digital Rights Management) in the multimedia industry.
Overall, this summary captures the key points of the conversation, which primarily revolve around HDMI technology, its licensing, and content protection measures like HDCP.
1. HDMI cables are a standard in the industry, and they can control content under HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) .
2. The HDMI consortium, one of the first founders of which was Intel, oversees the HDMI protocol .
3. HDMI cables are not necessarily made of copper; they can be optical fiber as well .
4. HDMI does not license its protocol, making it relatively inexpensive compared to DVI or DisplayPort .
5. HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) is a content protection protocol that encrypts the digital signals sent over HDMI cables .
6. HDCP is used to prevent piracy and ensure that all players in the chain pay for the patents .
7. HDCP has been broken in the past, but the newer versions have increased the quality of their protection .
8. HDMI cables can be used to split signals, which can be useful for users with multiple screens .
9. Breaking a DRM (Digital Rights Management) system, even if it's possible, is considered a criminal offense .
10. The HDMI consortium certifies HDMI cables and ensures that they meet certain standards, which increases their trustworthiness .
11. The HDMI consortium licenses the use of the HDMI name and its logo, which is not something that everyone can do .
12. The HDMI consortium also certifies the HDCP protocol, which adds another layer of trust in the system .
13. HDMI cables can only send audio and video with several EN standards .
14. HDMI cables have a few pairs used for example to put Eternal since you can put Eternal over HDMI .
15. HDMI cables allow you to connect and recover the sound from your TV which it sends back to your amp .
16. HDMI cables can send audio and video with several EN standards, including RGB and sRGB .
17. HDMI cables can also send audio and video with Yv44, Yvu 4, of 0, or so .
18. HDMI cables can also send audio and video with HDR .
19. HDCI (HD Content Interoperability) is a negotiation protocol which allows you to send aids, that is to say and to exchange the color spaces .
20. HDCP is not necessarily the best known thing about HDMI cables .
21. HDCP is a cryptographic signature system which makes each party sign and verify the signature of the element according to so .
22. HDCP is a tree of keys and you derive the key n times with AES that derivatives and which allow you to have in fact two powers 64 keys which are derived from the first but if you have the one above in fact you can derive all the keys it is the master key .
23. HDCP is a total failure it's not at all what they want to do they want to control the distribution .
24. HDCP is a total failure it's not at all what they want to do they want to control the distribution .
25. HDCP is a total failure it's not at all what they want to do they want to control the distribution .
26. HDCP is a total failure it's not at all what they want to do they want to control the distribution .
27. HDCP is a total failure it's not at all what they want to do they want to control the distribution .
28. HDCP is a total failure it's not at all what they want to do they want to control the distribution .
29. HDCP is a total failure it's not at all what they want to do they want to control the distribution .
30. HDCP is a total failure it's not at all what they want to do they want to control the distribution .
31. HDCP is a total failure it's not at all what they want to do they want to control the distribution .
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