HD-DVD copy protection is partially hacked
WinInfo | at | by Mike
A collection of hackers from around the globe are claiming to have taken the first steps towards defeating the copyright protection scheme used by HD-DVD, one of two contending next-generation DVD formats. The copy protection scheme, called the Advanced Access Content System, or AACS, includes a few levels of protection, and hackers have only been able to bypass some of them. So the system they've developed isn't universal, but will only allow copying of particular HD-DVD titles. And here's some interesting news for Blu-Ray fans: While Blu-Ray does indeed use AACS as well, Blu-Ray also utilizes a separate level of protection that can kick in should AACS be rendered ineffective. That may have literally just happened.