A month after a miffed hacker told the world he had figured out how to copy a supposedly copy-protected high-definition movie disc, the consortium backing the encryption system admitted all was not well in its world. The Advanced Access Content System Licensing Authority on its Web site stated that it “confirmed that AACS Title Keys have appeared on public Web sites without authorization.” The AACS essentially blamed the hackers’ success on improper design by disc player manufacturers, a stand that doesn’t mean much to those intent on copying HD DVD or Blu-ray movies.
HD DVD, Blu-ray Cracks Confirmed
Posted by: Fred J. Aun January 26, 2007 01:07 PMA month after a miffed hacker told the world he had figured out how to copy a supposedly copy-protected high-definition movie disc, the consortium backing the encryption system admitted all was not well in its world. The Advanced Access Content System Licensing Authority on its Web site stated that it “confirmed that AACS Title Keys have appeared on public Web sites without authorization.” The AACS essentially blamed the hackers’ success on improper design by disc player manufacturers, a stand that doesn’t mean much to those intent on copying HD DVD or Blu-ray movies.