The funny thing is their ambivalence towards the PC. While they have allowed PC playback they have restricted it by needing HDMI video systems even when the ICT flag is turned off, unlike other players. And I heard (can't confirm) that at least one of PC playback systems still does not allow full resolution playback anyway. All this combines to a formula that pretty much makes good PC playback only possible after cracking the copy protection. The HDMI issue was indeed given as the reason for the first crack by Muslix64.
I sometimes suspect that, if there had been no format war, they would not have allowed PC playback at all except maybe under Vista (which still would have fallen).
BTW, there is still no final AACS agreement, and no obvious signs one is coming soon. The latest fiasco probably sets it back again since the whole idea is obviously based upon false premises. I'm guessing there will be another extension of the interim AACS license.
- Tom Ron Economos wrote:
The cryptography expert that I work with has the best analogy for AACS. It's a ginormous hardened steel bullet proof padlock placed on a grass house (PC's). It's also a wonderful dichotomy. The only way to make AACS secure is to run it on (at least marginally) secure STB platforms. But nobody is going to ban PC playback, because there's too much revenue to be made on sales for that platform. Ron Bob England wrote:Meanwhile, EngadgetHD is reporting that Fox apparently hasn't released a Blu-ray title since around the time that the AACS crack first surfaced back in Feb. http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/05/10/hey-blu-ray-where-did-fox-go/ And so it goes... Bob England On 5/17/07, Kon Wilms <kon@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070517-latest-aacs-revision-defeated-a-week-before-release.html"Despite the best efforts of the Advanced Access Content System (AACS) Licensing Administration (AACS LA), content pirates remain one step ahead. A new volume key used by high-def films scheduled for release next week has already been cracked. The previous AACS volume key was invalidated by AACS LA after it was exposed and broadly disseminated earlier this month. The latest beta release of SlySoft's AnyDVD HD program can apparently be used to rip HD DVD discs that use AACS version 3. Although these won't hit store shelves until the May 22, pirates have already successfully tested SlySoft's program with early release previews of the Matrix trilogy." Down for the count... Cheers Kon---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways:- Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at FreeLists.org - By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line.
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