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I personally hope someone writes a DeCSS for Blu-Ray so that we can uncripple this format. I've been using AnyDVD HD for a few years, but I have not had a Blu-

I personally hope someone writes a DeCSS for Blu-Ray so that we can uncripple this format. I've been using AnyDVD HD for a few years, but I have not had a Blu-Ray reader or writer until a couple of days ago and I have no Blu-Ray discs yet (Netflix, hurry up!). AnyDVD works great on DVDs and claims to work with Blu-Ray and HD-DVD formatted content. It's not free, unfortunately, but it's supposed to uncripple the format. And before I get to far: I'm not a pirate, my use of AnyDVD HD is simple: I have a single SageTV Media Server (HTPC/DVR software) and I use extenders to play all of my video content on three televisions (meaning my TVs have one tiny low-power box yet all of my TVs can play a DVD or watch recorded content and live TV from my noisy HTPC tucked away in a rack in my basement). Without AnyDVD, I can't put a DVD in the basement server and play it on an extender upstairs. I was hoping to do the same with my new Blu-Ray player.

illumin8 16y ago
I think the problem with Blu-Ray, and AnyDVD has this issue as well, is that every disc has a slightly modified copy protection scheme that requires additional hacking to make a copy of it. I believe this requires a company like Slysoft, that makes AnyDVD, to constantly release updates for every new movie that is released. For this reason, I doubt we'll ever see a public domain solution like DeCSS arrive. It's too bad.
- reduxredacted 16y ago
  ... and Slysoft releases new versions about as often as the folks who write No Script do. Thankfully, for a while, they had a lifetime upgrade policy. The funny thing is that I would have been a Blu-Ray early adopter if I didn't see this mess coming. I can't believe my parents purchased a player before I did.