Posted May 17, 2007 05:43 PM by Josh Dreuth
High definition movie fan have had May 22nd circled on their calendars for many weeks. Next Tuesday marks the release of several blockbuster titles, including both 'Pirates of the Caribbean' films on Blu-ray. These titles are also being shipped with the new AACS encryption code which was delivered in response to the AACS debacle of a few weeks ago. With a little less than one week before their release, we are already seeing confirmation that these titles have been cracked and are being distributed freely across the Internet.
After the public humiliation bestowed on AACS after their last attempt to prevent the copying of discs was exposed on every tech site imaginable, it was shocking to see their latest attempt so easily thwarted before it was even supposed to be on the market. Those working the cracking program warned that their efforts could not be prevented, and with the swift action on this latest attempt, they appear to be correct.
If anyone had questioned Fox's tactics with waiting for BD+, there is no longer any doubt. AACS has been proven useless again, and we await the day when the first BD+ enabled title is released.