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Blu-ray BD+ Cracked

Posted by kdawson on from the bigger-they-come dept.

An anonymous reader writes "In July 2007, Richard Doherty of the Envisioneering Group (BD+ Standards Board) declared: 'BD+, unlike AACS which suffered a partial hack last year, won't likely be breached for 10 years.' Only eight months have passed since that bold statement, and Slysoft has done it again. According to the press release, the latest version of their flagship product AnyDVD HD can automatically remove BD+ protection and allows you to back-up any Blu-ray title on the market."

6 of 521 comments (clear)

  1. Re: BD+ Cracked by Panaqqa · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I'm beginning to increasingly believe the old cliche, "Information wants to be free".

  2. pwned by JeepFanatic · · Score: 5, Insightful

    When will people learn that making bold statements about their technology's security will only make them look like a fool when it is finally broken?

  3. Re: BD+ Cracked by TheLinuxSRC · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The whole problem with encrypted media is that in order for the customer to want to purchase it, they will need to access the media they have purchased. In order to access that media, they will at some point need the key(s) that unlock it. Simply put, the purchaser of the media has the locked media, but they will also have the key. If you give people the key to the lock along with the lock, it is only a matter of time before someone figures out how to get the key.

  4. Re:why? by lilmunkysguy · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I am beginning to ask myself: why are we always happy because of such news? I mean yes, we are all little pirates at the bottom of our hearts and we all liked Robin Hood, but shouldn't we start thinking more responsible towards how technology advancement can occur? We are happy because if we purchase a product, we feel we should be able to use it however we want to. DRM puts restrictions on how we can use the product we own. Removing those restrictions and allowing more freedom makes us happy.
  5. Re:Barrier to Ownership by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    There is a 3rd option: being able to view the High Definition movie you paid for on a non-certified HDCP screen, without quality "downgrading".

  6. Re:Barrier to Ownership by rmach · · Score: 5, Insightful

    #3 Backing up movies to give to the kids to use because they will scratch them up where they won't work anymore. After that happens, make a new copy from the original.

    I own a large collection of DVDs and this is a use I do for some of them that watch. I also do this for CDs as well.