AACS copy protection for Blu-ray disc and HD DVD delayed

February 14, 2006

Let's just hope that the struggle to lock down content does not kill both these awesome formats. But, we must admit it is taking a long time to hammer out the copy protection on the blue laser format. This must be a nightmare for the developers of both camps!

Last Friday, the meeting of the AACS LA was to resolve the final specifications of the new Advanced Access Content System (AACS). But insiders are reporting that no such agreement was reached. Instead, it is said that an important member of the Blu-ray Disc Association is still voicing concerns about the interaction of AACS and the additional BD+ protection for Blu-ray movies. The next meeting is scheduled for February 23rd and 24th.

Without the AACS specification, the copy protection keys that manufacturers of drives and media need cannot be produced. For instance, manufacturers such as NEC, Pioneer, Samsung, and Toshiba are eagerly awaiting the specifications so they can implement AACS in their equipment.

This is an excellent article and we just have a small snippet here. We strongly urge you read the whole thing, as it has a lot of very important information. Especially if you are not sure what is going on with AACS. They seem to hit all the most pertinent points in this article and you can really grasp the situation as it applies to the end user and the content providers by reading it.

Source: Heise