HD-DVD Responds to Blu-ray Security Brag

Rival upcoming optical disc media trade group issues a statement to respond to Blu-ray's boasts of having a superior content security system.

And yet another PR salvo is fired in the Blu-ray/HD-DVD wars. In response to yesterday’s announcement about Blu-ray’s new secure content management system, Mark Knox, an advisor to Toshiba’s HD DVD Promotion Division, had this to say in defense of his company’s chosen format:

“Today’s announcement by the BD Group should not confuse anyone – HD DVD’s content protection system provides the highest level of advanced copy protection to meet content owner’s needs and the rigors of consumer demand. This is one reason why many major film studios and IT leaders have announced their support for the HD DVD format.

The AACS system to be used by HD DVD provides the most advanced content protection yet devised: a synthesis of high level security, including renewability, proven reliability, cost effectiveness and flexibility, as well as superior implementation in real-world devices.

Major studios have already announced support for the HD DVD format and a timetable for movie launches. We will continue to promote further penetration of the format, while simultaneously seeking ways to eventually realize a single format that delivers optimized benefits to all concerned industries and, most important, to consumers.”