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HD-DVD and Blu-Ray AACS DRM Cracked

Posted by samzenpus on from the that-didn't-take-long dept.

EGSonikku writes "According to this article on Endgadget, the AACS DRM used in HD-DVD and Blu-Ray has been cracked. The program allows one to decrypt and dump the video for play on a users hard drive, or it can be burned to a blank HD-DVD and played on a stand-alone player. According to the accompanying video, a source release for the program will be made available in January. Time to get that $200 Xbox 360 HD-DVD drive?" Warning: this link contains video.

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  1. Re:Zip does NOT contain any keys by Junta · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Damn, I was redundant... I know that thought was echoing through almost everyone's heads on that one..

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  2. Re:Cheers! by cadeon · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    It may speed up adoption, but it also helps point out exactly how stupid Vista's Premium Content crap is. People will be ripping their HD-DVDs just so they can watch them without crippling the rest of their machine.