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Old 6th February 2007, 17:43   #43  |  Link
The_ByteMaster
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Originally Posted by evdberg View Post
You mean disk ... disc is UK, disk US ... and since Silicon Valley is in the US ... disk is used with computer related round objects, disc is used for other round objects ... curious enough the CD is Compact Disc, most likely because the CD was not related to computers when it was invented.
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Actually "Disc" is in the definition, just like you said
CD = Compact Disc
DVD = Digital Versatile Disc

Usually, "The Queen's English" is used for these matters.

The trailing D's are defined to mean "Disc". That is why "backing up your compact disc to your hard disk" looks funny but is correct in U.S. english.
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I think it's great when we can find another way in, aside from using the volume unique keys. You bet software players are going to be hardened against these kinds of attacks. Snooping keys off a USB bus combined with knowledge of a "secret" device key might be the only way to go 2 years from now. For now there's no reason not to use the volume unique keys, but you have to be prepared when AACS LA is taking it to the next level.
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