Warner Bros. sues as a "lawsuit filed as" selling a device that cancels copy protection of 4K content "

Generally referring to technologies for protecting digital data "Digital rights management(DRM) ", a technique for preventing unauthorized copying of contents by encrypting DVI or HDMI, which is a transmission / reception path of digital data, is called"HDCP"is. LegendSky, which sells equipment related to the HDCP, was sued by Warner Bros., a worldwide movie production and distribution company, as "selling equipment that cancels 4K content copy protect". However, this disturbance is entering an unexpected ending.

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A news site that is familiar with information such as copyright and pirated version at the end of November 2015TorrentFreakHowever, pirated version of 4K contents just started distribution with some video distribution service etc. has started to circulate as early as reported. The riot is actually a very rare one, but the reason is that copy protection that is applied to 4K contents is superior to other protections, so that pirated version of 4K contents will leak so far thanks to that Because there was hardly any, it is.

Details of the spillage that occurred at the end of November 2015 can be found by reading the following article.

Netflix and Amazon found out that pirated copies of 4K content are starting to circulate - GIGAZINE


Initially, it was not clear how HDCP protection applied to 4K contents was evaded. However, from multiple sources, LegendSky'sHDFury"Integral 4K60 4: 4: 4 600 MHz" which is one of the latest equipment on sale is related. And one of the prominent Scene group distributing pirated content publicly thanked HDFury in the release notes, it is confirmed that HDFury's equipment is used for HDCP evasion It is getting into the way.

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From this fact, Warner Brothers and Intel's subsidiary Digital Content Protection (DCP) appeal LegendSky, the manufacturer of HDFury, as "it is releasing the latest HDCP encryption". In response, LegendSky, a hardware manufacturer in China, fiercely rebelled against Warner's claim on copyright infringement and counterclaimed Warner and DCP for libel.

In addition, LegendSky explains that the device that it manufactures itself does not cancel copy protect of HDCP, but only downgrades advanced copy protection to the lower one. Furthermore,Digital Millennium Copyright Law(DMCA) as an exception, also claimed to be. LegendSky also adds that HDCP licensees such as Netflix, Disney, NBC, CBS, etc. purchase HDFury's products for legitimate purposes.

ByKai Hendry

And early May 2016, DCP admitted the strength of LegendSky's assertion withdrew the copyright infringement complaint. In other words, HDFury's "Integral 4K60 4: 4: 4 600 MHz" will continue to be sold in spite of a copyright infringement case filed. In addition, in the court documents only the statements of both "withdraw allegations and counterclaims" are written, and other details are unknown.

After that, LegendSky reports to the customer that it has reconciled with Warner and the DCP side by e-mail. The content of the mail was that it was like the image below, "Our law adviser will inform you that we will immediately stop selling the following products for reconciliation".


The product that LegendSky discontinued sale was a digital-to-analog converter different from the problem "Integral 4K60 4: 4: 4 600 MHz". In the United States, these transducers are said to "infringe" the copyright, and even in some materials submitted to court by the DCP, so-called "Analog · Hall"It was drawing attention as. Therefore, it is meaningful itself to suspend these old transducers as part of the settlement.

Although Warner and DCP were held face to face with the settlement, LegendSky still sells products that can downgrade the copy protection of 4K content, "said Lrent Screw, who actually won the case in this case," TorrentFreak said I will.