On 5/2/07, Andrew Gray <shimgray(a)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.
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Stephen Bain
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