AACS admits: HD-DVD/Blu-Ray security pwned. A bit.

Posted Jan 27, 2007 at 1:11PM by QJ Staff Listed in: PS3, Xbox 360 Tags: AACS, DVI, HDMI
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Word. Now pay up. - Image 1The Advanced Access Content System (AACS) Licensing Authority 'fesses up. As BBC has reported, the megagroup responsible for the walls of security on Blu-Ray and HD-DVD discs has just admitted that the encryption on HD-DVD discs has been bypassed, as claimed by muslix64b earlier. The AACS aren't too worried, though, as they note that "It does not represent an attack on the AACS system itself."

The spokesperson further commented that the large size of the files and the high cost of writable hi-def discs made widespread copying of the movies impractical. From that perspective, they might be looking at the early (and high-cost economics) of high-def movies to deter potential pirates - hence their complacent attitude towards the hack.

Here's an interesting bit, though: Why did muslix64b go as far as to break the walls of copy protection on HD-DVD, then, if the economics aren't suited for it right now? BBC gets the answer straight from the hacker himself: because he was so peeved at the fact that he couldn't play his HD-DVD movie, simply because he lacked the required compliant connector (HDMI cable or compliant DVI). According to him, "Not being able to play a movie that I have paid for, because some executive in Hollywood decided I cannot, made me mad."

So... for want of a cable, what got lost again?

 
 
 

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by maverick990 - 2007-01-27 12:05
» blu-ray bypassed?

was blu-ray also bypassed or is it just hd-dvd?

by cerberus414 - 2007-01-27 12:15
» both got bypassed

Both use AACS. BluRay also got BD+ but its not used yet. So technically both are bypassed.

by CHUCKINGROCKSATSPACESHIPS - 2007-01-27 14:25
» Yeah That Would Make Me Angry Too

I would be mad if I could not watch a movie on my television because someone says you have to have a certain cable when other movies of the same work fine, especially if you buy it, put it in the player realize the mistake and you can't take it back because it is opened. grrrr!!

by SeanRoss - 2007-01-27 19:49
» Widespread copying

"The spokesperson further commented that the large size of the files and the high cost of writable hi-def discs made widespread copying of the movies impractical"



It doesn't have to be widespread... people could download personal copies, because there will always be people uploading stuff like that. I'm not saying burners and media are cheap. But people will still do it

by TheX - 2007-01-28 10:50
» No vision at all

"The spokesperson further commented that the large size of the files and the high cost of writable hi-def discs made widespread copying of the movies impractical."



Thats the same thing some spokesperson said when CSS was cracked in the late 90s. What these morons dont realize is the burners and media wont always be as expensive as it is now.

by R Kelly - 2007-01-29 01:36
» What about DVD 9

With Divx HD it is possible that we will be seeing full 1080i movies on bit torrent playable in any pc or modded xbox. When ripped to a Divx or Xvid these files can be quite small. combine thiswith 7zip compression and thats a whole lotta piracy going on.

by Lurker - 2007-01-29 04:27
» They Finally admit it, haha

To funny, there have been full HD-DVD dumps available on usenet for about 3 weeks now, and they finally admit it be defeated? Or is QJ just slow on the news stories?

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