AnyDVD HD bypasses copy protection
Slysoft has released AnyDVD HD version 6.1.3.0 which strips HD-DVDs AND Blu-Ray discs of their encryption and region codes.
Slysoft has released AnyDVD HD version 6.1.3.0 which strips HD-DVDs AND Blu-Ray discs of their encryption and region codes. It bypasses AACS, region coding and HDCP requirements, allowing PC users to play both formats without HDCP compliant hardware. (graphics card and monitor). The programme is intended to promote `fair use’ of high definition material, a move that is likely to be unpopular with the industry.
Because SlySoft is based in Antigua, the company claims that the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) does not apply to it. DMCA does not allow copy protection circumvention measures designed to protect unauthorized distribution of intellectual property. The concern for widespread piracy is alleviated by the fact that current replication costs are prohibitively high.
The software can also remove unwanted movie features, including subtitles and prohibition messages such as copyright and FBI warnings, according to the company.
If you are planning to move into high definition HTPC and if you haven’t recently upgraded your PC, then you are probably looking at a total revamp. A typical system would be an Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 1 GB of memory, a 256 MB high end graphics card and of course your Blu Ray or HD DVD player with the accompanying software.
*if you are wondering, Antigua is in the Caribbeans.
It will be interesting to see what the industry will/can do against them. Slysoft got away with AnyDVD in the past. It is questionable how Slysoft bypasses the HDCP. The are rumours it piggybacks on PowerDVD to derive the required keys from memory.
Nevertheless, I think the tools is useful, since HDCP is not helping consumers at all but we are paying for it: Buyers of legal discs cannot decide where/when/how to watch the content, depending on how strict the manufacturer wants this to be. Incompatible hardware players/LCD TVs also make it difficult for buyers of legal disks. Whereas these illegal? rips of your legal disks are very user friendly and likely to play anywhere/anytime!
Yes the rumour on doom9 forums is that AnyDVD is piggybacking on the PowerDVD’s host certificate to access the necessary decryption keys. I agree with several of the forumites response, it’s probably breaking the license agreement between PowewrDVD and AACS if it’s true.
We will wait and see AACS/PowerDVD’s response.