Andre Yoskowitz
18 May 2007 12:27
Despite continued efforts by the AACS LA to protect next gen discs from content pirates, the pirates always seem to be one step ahead.
The latest volume key, scheduled for release next week, has already been cracked. Pirates using the latest Slysoft AnyDVD HD beta have been able to rip HD DVD discs using the new AACS version 3. Although scheduled for release next week, the pirates tried, and succesfully ripped early release previews of the Matrix Trilogy, the first movies to use Version 3.
If this is to keep happening (keys being cracked before the DVDs hit shelves) it might be time for the AACS to rethink the whole key model. After the last AACS key hit the internet, AACS LA chairman Michael Ayers stated that "the organization planned to continue clamping down on key dissemination, despite the fact that attempts to do so only encouraged further dissemination."
And so the war between hackers and the AACS continues on.
Source:
Arstechnica