DVD camps agree anti-piracy standard
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10 Aug 2005, Ken Young , V3
The Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) has announced that it has selected the Advanced Access Content System (AACS) as its protection scheme for next generation DVD media.
The anti-piracy measures include a watermarking and digital rights management update scheme to secure discs against copying.
By choosing AACS, the BDA matches the rival HD-DVD (backed by the DVD Forum), which has chosen the same system.
The BDA, made up of PC vendors and Hollywood film studios, is responsible for promoting Blu-Ray technology as the standard for next-generation high capacity optical discs.
But user interest remains guarded due to the fact that to view the discs requires the use of DVD players that are not yet available. HD-DVD discs, on the other hand, will work on existing players.
The watermarking scheme means that discs will be secured with a Rom Mark, a means of embedding a unique identifier on the disc that also prevents it being played on unlicensed players.
So-called 'BD+' technology will be used to update rights management schemes built into next generation players. AACS technology was originally expected in March but is now expected by year end.
HD-DVD players are expected to be available by the end of 2005 and recorders will be due in the first half of next year. Blu-ray expects both recorders and players to be out in the first half of next year.
In June the HD-DVD camp narrowed the gap between the two specifications by announcing plans for a 45GB triple layer disc, bringing it closer to the dual-layer 50GB Blu-ray disc under development.
Blu-ray technology is backed by companies including Sony, Apple, Dell, HP, Panasonic, Sharp and Samsung, together with studios including Disney, MGM and Fox, whereas the HD-DVD camp includes Paramount Pictures, Universal Studios and Toshiba.
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Do you agree?
I think I'll start reading books
I think movie studios should be less concerned about somone making an ILLEGAL copy of a Movie or CD (That is going to happen no matter what protection it has) and they should be more concerned with making movies that don't suck!
Posted by Irritated customer, 10 Aug 2005
Copy protection never lasts
How long till this gets broken? 1 month? 1 year?
Every form of protection has been cracked in the past. I'll give it a modest month before some whizz kid who "can't get it to play on Linux" breaks it.
Posted by Alan Robertson, 10 Aug 2005
Some background info on TC and DRM
Security Expert Ross Anderson on Trusted Computing and Digital Rights Management:
http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~rja14/tcpa-faq.html
Electronic Frontier Foundation Deep Links
http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/
Corante - Copyfight
http://www.corante.com/copyfight/
Alternatives to TC and DRM?
MusicFreedom presents another method for artists to get their music to fans
http://www.webpronews.com/news/ebusinessnews/wpn-45-20050805TheSellOfMusic.html
Posted by Wildebeest, 11 Aug 2005
Media standard or Piracy issue
Ken,
It sounds like you're arguing the media standard issue but the article's primary focus is the anti-piracy technology. Regaurdless of BD or HD, the DRM is the issue at hand here. I'm curious to see if these new players will require internet connections like some current DRM content. If it's just a rom in the player, I'd think some hacker will create a patch for it soon after.
Posted by Kyle, 11 Aug 2005
Does anyone even care about people that have to pay for it?
why doesnt corporate america look out for consumers instead of their wallets? Its hard enough getting by these days on 35k a year(thank you waste of a president). The last thing people need to do is go out and buy a new format. I used to support BDDVD, but HD-DVD is better for the consumers by a long shot.
For those of you that dont know, i fingernail scratch can ruin a BD-DVD forever because the plastic that covers the data is EXTREMELY thin. NOt to mention you can expect to pay 30 bux per disc because its so much more difficult to manufacture.
STop beleiving all the crap that corprate america shoves down your throat. Corprate america thinks people will believe anything(just look @ our president), prove them wong and make the best choice for everyone. HD-DVD
Posted by scottz, 10 Aug 2005