The cracker of HD DVD anti-copy code is sued

No longer a rumor or skepticism, anti-piracy software installed in high-resolution DVDs has been broken. Hackers have overcome the anti-copy barrier on some movie discs like King Kong, 12 Monkey . but will have to obey the law.

In addition, some hacked sci-fi movies in 2005 with space bandits. Later, they spread these copies through the BitTorrent file sharing tool.

Both HD DVD and Blu-ray standards use an anti-piracy mechanism called AACS (high-end content access system) and the technology is built by both "factions". The Blu-ray standard also adds other layers of security to the player to identify and not play the disc illegally. But some sources say Blu-ray discs have been hacked through the PS3 game console and the Muslix64 hacker, who cracked the HD DVD, also did the job.

Companies that are using AACS software claim to be rigidly pursuing lawsuits against copyright infringers. Phil Leigh, an analyst with Inside Digital Media, said the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has agreed to allow companies to file lawsuits.

" These companies will deploy many techniques to combat illegal file sharing ," Leigh said. " Although users see them correctly, they will not run when opened ."