On 5/2/07, Andrew Gray shimgray@gmail.com wrote:
Of course, it is notable as "the HD DVD key", not as a string of hex digits - there is nothing *numerically* significant about it. We could quite legitimately (if somewhat clumsily) write about it and the giant kerfuffle without ever actually quoting the number, or indeed ever *needing* to. Consider the way newspapers cover high-profile defamation lawsuits without ever quoting the slander - the important story is that something was said and how it was reacted to, not the exact wording of what was actually said...
Or really, the way that any story is covered when certain parts are not available for legal reasons. Think reporting of court cases involving children, for example, or involving terrorism charges.