Tag archive: AACS

This year has not been kind to the folks who manage the Advanced Access Content System (AACS) copy protection system used to prevent unauthorized copying of both Blu-ray and HD DVD tites. First, enterprising computing enthusiasts found a way to bypass AACS copy protection using keys obtained from the WinDVD software player. That crack was widened, and the AACS confirmed that valid title codes had been obtained for existing high-definition… Read More

Back in December, an enterprising programmer found a way to extract volume keys from HD DVD movies, and even the AACS backhandedly confirmed its system had been compromised. Since then, volume keys to roughly 100 HD DVD discs (and even a handful of Blu-ray titles) have become de facto public knowledge and enthusiasts opposed to DRM make “backup copies” of their high-definition media. Now, word is trickling out from the Doom9… Read More

Although there's been much debate during the last few weeks whether a cracker using the name Muslix64 had successfully broken AACS copy protection on HD DVD discs would bear out, the feat appears to be legitimate: in a brief statement, AACS LA has confirmed that AACS title keys have been successfully ferretted out, distributed via the Internet, and used to decode protected high-definition movie content. AACS spokesperson Michael Ayers… Read More

We all knew it was just a matter of time until a credible attempt to crack the encyrption used in high-definition DVDs emerged…and that time may be now. A programmer working under the monicker Muslix64 has posted a video, a Java-based program for Windows called BackupHDDVD, and details of how he successfully copied several films, including Warner Bros. Full Metal Jacket and Universal Studios Van Helsing, promising to follow-up with… Read More