AACS Attack: a Clear and Present Danger to DRM
02/12/2007 19:24 |
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The
overwhelmingly successful attack against HD DVD and
Blu-ray represents several well-entrenched facets of
the online community. Perhaps most important is the
inherent cooperation that manifests itself against a
seemingly common enemy - DRM (Digital Rights
Management.) Attached to this cooperation are the
vast resources of the online community: primarily its
virtually unlimited supply of talent, intellect, and
most importantly, its rapid response to a commonly
perceived threat.
It therefore comes as little surprise that muslix64's exploit of AACS, an attack that merely involves circumventing the copy-protection mechanism, has been downplayed extensively. According to AACS spokesman Michael Ayers, because of the current technology requirements necessary to obtain, download, and play an exploited high definition movie, the threat is currently limited in nature.
"The large size of the files and the high cost of writable hi-def discs make large-scale copying of high-definition DVDs impractical, but the attacks on the new format echo the early days of illegal trafficking in music files," Ayers said on Thursday.
“Impractical” is a strong word to describe the motivation of the file-sharing community. On AACS' homepage, which interestingly enough is splashed with a logo that reads "Share the vision", the attack is further downplayed in a statement released yesterday.
"AACS LA has confirmed that AACS Title Keys have appeared on public web sites without authorization. Such unauthorized disclosures indicate an attack on one or more players sold by AACS licensees. This development is limited to the compromise of specific implementations, and does not represent an attack on the AACS system itself, nor is it exclusive to any particular format."
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It therefore comes as little surprise that muslix64's exploit of AACS, an attack that merely involves circumventing the copy-protection mechanism, has been downplayed extensively. According to AACS spokesman Michael Ayers, because of the current technology requirements necessary to obtain, download, and play an exploited high definition movie, the threat is currently limited in nature.
"The large size of the files and the high cost of writable hi-def discs make large-scale copying of high-definition DVDs impractical, but the attacks on the new format echo the early days of illegal trafficking in music files," Ayers said on Thursday.
“Impractical” is a strong word to describe the motivation of the file-sharing community. On AACS' homepage, which interestingly enough is splashed with a logo that reads "Share the vision", the attack is further downplayed in a statement released yesterday.
"AACS LA has confirmed that AACS Title Keys have appeared on public web sites without authorization. Such unauthorized disclosures indicate an attack on one or more players sold by AACS licensees. This development is limited to the compromise of specific implementations, and does not represent an attack on the AACS system itself, nor is it exclusive to any particular format."
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