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Doom9 Researchers Break BD+

Posted by kdawson on from the blue-hooray dept.

An anonymous reader writes "BD+, the Blu-ray copy protection system that was supposed to last 10 years, has now been solidly broken by a group of doom9 researchers. Earlier, BD+ had been broken by the commercial company SlySoft." Someone from SlySoft posts a hint early in the thread, but then backs off for fear of getting fired. The break is announced on page 15.

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  1. Obviously, "10" was in binary... by Cyberax · · Score: 5, Funny

    Subj.

  2. Huh, what? by symbolset · · Score: 3, Funny

    The purpose of DRM isn't to stop copying altogether - it's to increase the difficulty to the point where the amount of copying is trivial.

    ... and you're going to claim success for DRM after this insightful observation?

    Somebody will be along shortly to mod you funny.

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    1. Re:Huh, what? by __aagmrb7289 · · Score: 4, Funny

      Do you understand that success can be defined differently by people with different goals? Or is that beyond you completely?

      I don't think DRM is successful, when it comes to MY goals. But many of those who are employing it? Yes, I believe their goals are being met.

      Would you like to add anything useful to this conversation, or are you just throwing stuff out there to see if anything sticks, oh wise and whatever one.