Interview with muslix64, Developer of BackupHDDVD
The
next generation of optical disc technology holds the
promise to change the way we interact with and store
digital media. Perhaps the most exciting change is
the arrival of High Definition (HD) video, with its
glorious 1920x1080 pixel resolution. It’s a quantum
leap forward in terms of watching digital content, as
its vast resolution reveals a quality never seen
before in such fine detail.
Because
of the rapid escalation of digital file-sharing –
especially of video files – Hollywood has been
working around the clock to protect HD content. This
is especially relevant for one of its primary
delivery mechanisms – HD DVD and Blu-ray discs. These
next generation discs, with capacities of 30
gigabytes and 50 gigabytes respectively, have their
content protected with an array of DRM (Digital
Rights Management.) Both are protected with a scheme
called AACS, or Advanced Access Content System. This
DRM is a great leap forward compared to the weak CSS,
or Content Scrambling System, that currently
“protects” DVDs. Thanks to Fox, Blu-ray has an
additional layer of protection, called
BD+,
however most discs have yet to support this
protection.
Although Hollywood has constructed enough DRM
architecture to rival the Pyramid of Giza, it has
long been suspected that it would be only a matter of
time before HD DVD and Blu-ray content protection
were compromised. Convinced the golden DRM egg had
been laid, it seemed that nothing could penetrate the
great AACS wall. And to this day, that great wall
still stands.
But why crash through the main gates of
Constantinople when you can just pick the lock of a
long forgotten rear entrance?
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