BD+, the new content protection standard for Blu-ray discs was released on October 4th. The supposedly unbreakable security encryption has now reportedly already been cracked by SlySoft less than a month later.

Controversial DVD decryption firm SlySoft have released the latest version of their AnyDVD HD software, which comes loaded with full support for all HD DVD and Blu-ray movie discs.

AnyDVD has been able to crack the AACS (Advanced Access Content System) security which has been used on all HD DVD and Blu-ray discs for a long time, but the new BD+ was thought to be impenetrable.

Last month, the first Blu-ray discs were released with the new BD+ layer of security on, including Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, and a SlySoft Forum member is claiming to have copied the DVD, and played it on his PS3.

According to VMUNet, forum member ‘manixx’ said:

“I am backing up my second copy as I tex, it plays fine on my ps3 as well. I guess the sky’s the limit, no problem, did anyone else have this success?”

According to DVDTown, SlySoft boss Giancarlo Bettini said:

“When will people understand that more restrictions, pressures and protection measures that restrict the functionality of a thing cause fewer sales not more.”

The BD+ cracking code is not thought to be fully up and running on the AnyDVD HD software, but it certainly looks like it works anyway. Bettini hopes to have the software that removes BD+ from Blu-ray discs fully implemented and commercially available before the end of 2007.

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Entry was posted on Thursday, November 1st, 2007 at 5:30 pm under Piracy, Security, Technology.

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