Ah, so this is what he meant. I mentioned yesterday that Mr. Greenway over at Home Theater Blog mentioned that HDCP has been “compromised” by a device by German manufacturer Spatz. I never did follow that Spatz link (”spatz” means “sparrow” in German). But now engadget is taking a look at this device too.

It’s supposed to be a DVI amplifier (I guess it also accepts HDMI, DVI’s kissing cousin). But it also turns out to be an HDCP stripper. HDCP = the digital copy protection often used over HDMI/DVI.

But there’s a small wrinkle called a “key-revocation list”. engadget explains it much better than I could, so check them out.

Link: engadget - The Clicker: HDCP’s Shiny Red Button