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Nobody has done it because that's not the weakest link in the chain. It's easier to just decrypt the file in software.


The purpose of doing this would be to create a proof-of-concept, a piece of "hacktivism" if you will: showing that the analog hole is forever un-pluggable. In this case, "analog hole" would be a misnomer - a fully decrypted digital signal must exist in order to drive the LCD glass.


I suspect that would just motivate the MPAA to bog us down with more DRM.


Actually, they could just take legal action through the DMCA.


Post the schematics anonymously. Host in a neutral country. It's been done.




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