Brute force copying of HD DVD and Blu-ray successful

jmke · 3rd August 2006, 12:55

The original encryption designed for DVD movies, called CSS, was so easy to break that the programming code required to do so could fit on a t-shirt. Once it became clear that arresting people for wearing t-shirts wasn't practical, the movie industry decided that the next generation of high-definition optical disc formats needed a much tougher encryption scheme, called AACS.

3rd August 2006, 12:55	#1
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 78,423	Brute force copying of HD DVD and Blu-ray successful The original encryption designed for DVD movies, called CSS, was so easy to break that the programming code required to do so could fit on a t-shirt. Once it became clear that arresting people for wearing t-shirts wasn't practical, the movie industry decided that the next generation of high-definition optical disc formats needed a much tougher encryption scheme, called AACS. __________________

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