First AACS Blu-Ray/HD-DVD Key Revoked

Thomas Charron writes "An update posted for Intervideo WinDVD 8 confirms that it's AACS key has been possibly revoked. WinDVD 8 is the software which had its device key compromised, allowing unfettered access to Blu-Ray and HD-DVD content, resulting in HD movies being made available via many torrent sites online. This is possibly the first known key revocation which has taken place, and little is known of the actual process used for key revocation. According to the release, 'Please be aware that failure to apply the update will result in AACS-protected HD DVD and BD playback being disabled,' which pretty much confirms that the key revocation has already taken place for all newly released Blu-Ray and HD-DVD discs."

Awesome

[Vexorian]

No one can deny how convenient this is for the customers. The companies love us.

Ahh, certainty

[Moridineas]

"confirms that it's AACS key has been possibly revoked"

Well, I'm glad that's been confirmed...

New use for PS3 Linux

[supabeast!]

If anyone really wants to piss off Sony, start a PS3 Linux project to build a PS3-based supercomputer that can be used to crack all of the Blu-Ray keys.

If only people would wake up

[Toby_Tyke]

This is a perfect example of why monopolies are bad. This will resonate all the way down to Joe Sixpack in a form that he'll understand - "Damned 'new' movies don't play in my DVD player." He may not understand the ins and outs of DRM legislation, but he sure as hell knows what getting screwed by the establishment means.

And the establishment will respond thus:

Yeah, that copy protection sure is painful, huh? Goddamn those freedom hating movie pirates for making us put it on there. You know those guys fund terrorists? It's true. The 911 hijackers paid for their flight training with funds made hawking pirate copies of the Phantom Menace. You want to help fight terrorists, don't you Joe? So you don't mind this anti-piracy/anti-terror stuff, do you? Great. Here's a flag. Go back to sleep. [/channeling inner hicks]