Hacking common-key.bin legal issues

[Shuny]

Hmmmm

Some repost :

Enter this into your navigator (remove the space between java and script) (Firefox is the best) :

java script:document.write(unescape('%3C%61%20%68%72%65%66%3D%22%68%74%74%70%3A%2F%2F%77%77%77%2E%34%73%68%61%72%65%64%2E%63%6F%6D%2F%67%65%74%2F%33%35%31%34%30%30%39%31%2F%31%35%35%34%35%34%38%62%2F%6E%65%77%73%69%6E%73%69%64%65%6F%72%67%6B%65%79%62%69%6E%2E%68%74%6D%6C%22%3E%4C%65%74%5C%27%73%20%64%6F%77%6E%6C%6F%61%64%20%73%6F%6D%65%20%69%6C%6C%65%67%61%6C%20%6B%65%79%2E%62%69%6E%20%73%74%75%66%66%20%2D%20%53%68%75%6E%79%3C%2F%61%3E'));

And ... who knows what could happen ?

 

[WildWon]

All it is is a decryption key.

I think THAT might be the reason right there. No matter the size ("tiny" or not) its still a decryption key that is not to be in the public hands. That little key right there will help people pirate games and therefore steal from Nintendo.

THAT is black and white. No grey area. If you have to search for a reason to do something, thats usually a sign that its not right

Justification of doing something wrong doesn't make it right.

Now, where is that key, cause i'm ready to get free shit

EDIT: Hell, even at that, if that key COULD be a legal thing to own, it really comes down to what the GBAtemp boards says is ok or not ok to post heh. I mean, there are tons of forums where swearing is banned, So if they'd ban the use of the word "radioactive," for instance, no matter how stupid the rule is, people would be banned for saying it.

And Toni Plutonij would be fucked.

 

[Cryomancer94]

(just put the text in notepad and saved as a bin)

I cant save as a bin file i have vista how can i do it?

 

[Helsionium]

 

[Heran Bago]

Since it is inadvertently publicly distributed by the original author without an extra charge, it's not technically illegal - it has practical uses aside from copyright infringement or piracy.

It is against the site rules to post it, but not against american law by legal precedent.

 

[Helsionium]

Against what site rule is it?

From the Non-permitted Files sticky:

Wii Game ISO's
Virtual Console/Wiiware wads

cIOS (custom IOS) wads
IOS wads
Wii System Menu wads

Including components of these files (game data (dol/elf, .app files, images, game data etc).

And any other unauthorized/copyrighted Material (such as Nintendo code) without permission.

I can't see anything possibly relating to encryption keys here. "Unauthorized material" is way too imprecise and it can't be inferred that encryption keys are meant by that.

 

[FAST6191]

Legal issues aside (jurisdiction issues alone would be a nightmare) I believe the actual idea is to avoid being dragged into court; it may not be against the law (be it criminal or civil) but to my knowledge GBAtemp does not have a IP lawyer on the payroll and just being dragged into court is enough to mess up most things for most people including the 'temp (see how most ISPs, hosting companies and even massive companies like google will pull just about anything over a phony DMCA request and for a real one however dubious it might be it is even worse; these people have such lawyers and may indeed not even be in a US controlled territory).

Secondly it is not like it is hard to find so the same idea as rom links applies; spare us the legal headache as the community is worth far more.

 

[Helsionium]

You got a good point there.
However, the many tutorials and guides on this site could also be considered "facilitating copyright infringement", which is illegal in many jurisdictions. Things like encryption keys are not in any way more infringing than the tutorials and applications hosted here, they're all based on reverse engineering.

By the way, under what jurisdiction are the GBAtemp servers and/or the main administration?

 

[davidsl_128]

Hmmmm

Some repost :

Enter this into your navigator (remove the space between java and script) (Firefox is the best) :

java script:document.write(unescape('%3C%61%20%68%72%65%66%3D%22%68%74%74%70%3A%2F%2F%77%77%77%2E%34%73%68%61%72%65%64%2E%63%6F%6D%2F%67%65%74%2F%33%35%31%34%30%30%39%31%2F%31%35%35%34%35%34%38%62%2F%6E%65%77%73%69%6E%73%69%64%65%6F%72%67%6B%65%79%62%69%6E%2E%68%74%6D%6C%22%3E%4C%65%74%5C%27%73%20%64%6F%77%6E%6C%6F%61%64%20%73%6F%6D%65%20%69%6C%6C%65%67%61%6C%20%6B%65%79%2E%62%69%6E%20%73%74%75%66%66%20%2D%20%53%68%75%6E%79%3C%2F%61%3E'));

And ... who knows what could happen ?

lol it works

 

[Alexrose]

(just put the text in notepad and saved as a bin)

I cant save as a bin file i have vista how can i do it?

Open notepad, paste code, save, call the file key.bin . It WILL be a .bin file.

 

[Fat D]

better choose "All Files" in the save as dialog, or it will save as key.bin.txt

 

[techboy]

@Fat D - got that right. I hate that "feature"...

He'd better use the ASCII form when he makes it as well.

Remember folks: Hex values in notepad != Hex values in hex editor

 

[jono400]

(just put the text in notepad and saved as a bin)

I cant save as a bin file i have vista how can i do it?

Open notepad, paste code, save, call the file key.bin . It WILL be a .bin file.

Help cant get past that bit, saved the file within notepad named - common - key.bin, saved as all files but just get a file saved as a Poweriso.file- what am I doing wrong in saving the file ??? using xp

 

[jono400]

Help cant seem to find exactly where I copy and paste this bin file to within the loadstrtor and cLoader download, have

languages
loaders
temp
tools
wads
loadstuctor
readme

tried putting the bin file in with teh above and I still get the error bin file request, tried also copy / pasting it within loadstuctor file but can copy but as soon as I paste it the actual loadstructor programem opens up , and still get teh missing file message.

help where am I going wrong ??!!

 

[longtom1]

(just put the text in notepad and saved as a bin)

I cant save as a bin file i have vista how can i do it?

Open notepad, paste code, save, call the file key.bin . It WILL be a .bin file.

Help cant get past that bit, saved the file within notepad named - common - key.bin, saved as all files but just get a file saved as a Poweriso.file- what am I doing wrong in saving the file ??? using xp

pm m8

 

[Det1re]

languages
loaders
temp
tools
wads
loadstuctor
readme

In the directory where you find these folders... in the "root" so to say.

 

[jono400]

Okay thanks got there in the end !!! one thing I am having probs with but would imagine its the loadr I am trying to use with loadstuctor and thats the wiiflow version, selected " yet another loader " made the new Wad channel, installed and showing up fine , select it but shows mounting card etc but then just getting the message " loading disc" - exception programe returned.

not wiiflow compatable ?? doing something wrong ??

thanks

 

[MikeyTaylorGaming]

Hmmmm

Some repost :

Enter this into your navigator (remove the space between java and script) (Firefox is the best) :

java script:document.write(unescape('%3C%61%20%68%72%65%66%3D%22%68%74%74%70%3A%2F%2F%77%77%77%2E%34%73%68%61%72%65%64%2E%63%6F%6D%2F%67%65%74%2F%33%35%31%34%30%30%39%31%2F%31%35%35%34%35%34%38%62%2F%6E%65%77%73%69%6E%73%69%64%65%6F%72%67%6B%65%79%62%69%6E%2E%68%74%6D%6C%22%3E%4C%65%74%5C%27%73%20%64%6F%77%6E%6C%6F%61%64%20%73%6F%6D%65%20%69%6C%6C%65%67%61%6C%20%6B%65%79%2E%62%69%6E%20%73%74%75%66%66%20%2D%20%53%68%75%6E%79%3C%2F%61%3E'));
And ... who knows what could happen ?

haha clearly rule breaking there

QUOTE(jono400 @ Dec 3 2009, 01:45 AM)

Help cant get past that bit, saved the file within notepad named - common - key.bin, saved as all files but just get a file saved as a Poweriso.file- what am I doing wrong in saving the file ??? using xp

haha thats the program that the .bin file is associated with! not the type of file.

it's like if you have a torrent client, if you download a torrent it'll be associated with your client lol

 

[jono400]

Okay got there in the end with adding the BIN file !! okay seems the programme will not work with wiiflow, tried setting other loadres within the menu and using wiiflow but kept getting an error message when trying to load disc so think I will give the cloader a try, could someone just advise me exactly what I need to do to install the cloader from the combined download ?? and I take it this cloader will only be used when accessing a game from the newly made channel ?? I can still use wiiflow etc when dont want to laod straight from channel ??

 

[Det1re]

could someone just advise me exactly what I need to do to install the cloader from the combined download ?? and I take it this cloader will only be used when accessing a game from the newly made channel ?? I can still use wiiflow etc when dont want to laod straight from channel ??

You don't need to install cLoader directly. It is bound in the channel LS creates. All loaders you choose will be put in 00000001.app to be the main executable. So everytime you launch the channel, the loader you've choosen is started, which then loads the game(s). And therefore, yes, you still can use WiiFlow and stuff.