http://rdist.root.org/2011/09/13/the-magic-inside-bunnies-new-netv/

A year ago, what was probably the most important Pastebin posting ever was 
released by an anonymous hacker. The HDCP master key gave the ability for 
anyone to derive the keys protecting the link between DVD players and TVs. 
There was no possibility of revocation. The only remaining question was, “who 
would be the first to deploy this key in an HDCP stripper?”

Last week, the HDCP master key was silently deployed, but surprisingly, not in 
a stripper or other circumvention device. Instead, it’s enabling a useful new 
system called the Chumby NeTV. It was created by Bunnie Huang, who is known for 
inventing the Chumby and hacking the Xbox. He’s driving down the cost of 
TV-connected hardware with a very innovative approach.

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