AACS Hack Blamed on Bad Player Implementation 272
seriouslywtf writes "The AACS LA, those responsible for the AACS protection used by HD DVD and Blu-ray, has issued a statement claiming that AACS has not been compromised. Instead, they blame the implementation of AACS on specific players and claim that the makers of those players should follow the Compliance and Robustness Rules. 'It's not us, it's them!' This, however, does not appear to be the entire truth. From the Ars Technica article: 'This is an curious accusation because, according to the AACS documentation reviewed by Ars Technica, the AACS specification does not, in fact, account for this attack vector. ...
We believe the AACS LA may be able to stop this particular hack. While little is truly known about how effective the key revocation system in AACS is, in theory it should be possible for the AACS LA to identify the players responsible for the breach and prevent later pressings of discs from playing back on those players until they are updated. As such, if the hole can be patched in the players, the leak of volume keys could be limited to essentially what is already on the market. That is, until another hole is found.'"
I'm mixed on this. (Score:5, Funny)
Part of me wants them to find a proper fix for these holes. My CableCo phoned me because I've already gone way over my quota this month.
Of course not, dear... (Score:5, Funny)
Blame Canada (Score:5, Funny)
Even worse, the AACS specification does not, in fact, account for this large sparsely populated country.
Re:No AACS, Blu-ray, HD-DVD for me. (Score:5, Funny)
Re:I thought the player key hadn't been revealed? (Score:5, Funny)
And, unlike the disc you legally purchased, the cracked version is pretty much guaranteed to actually play on your hardware.
Re:No AACS, Blu-ray, HD-DVD for me. (Score:5, Funny)
And in other news: (Score:5, Funny)
The Titanic did not sink, it was just that Captain Smith did not adhere to the specifications as to how the Titanic should be operated (it says clearly on page 216, "Do not allow icebergs to rip open more than four of the water-tight compartments.")
And talk of "blunders" in the Battle of Balaclava are hogwash.
Re:I need to buy, rip, and store the content (Score:3, Funny)
I think MPAA just pissed its pants.
Re:I need to buy, rip, and store the content (Score:2, Funny)
Re:DRM is silly (Score:5, Funny)
Period.