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BD+ Copy Protection Cracked - BluRay DRM

Looks like slysoft have done it. In their latest offering of their popular “AnyDVD” application (named “AnyDVD HD“), the eye-catching bullet in the feature list is:

• New (Blu-ray): Removes the BD+ protection from Blu-ray discs!
  (for increased compatibility with titles released by Twentieth
  Century Fox)

Sounds good to me, for those who don’t know BD+ is the content protection and Digital Rights Management (DRM) component of Blu-Ray Movies, invented by the smart arses at Cryptography Research Inc. This is the little blighter that prevents copying and tracks playing on different machines. Without it, the content on these discs is open for all to play with, copy as you like (if you can afford the hardware) and play on any amount of players… Tasty!

More info on BD+ is available from Cryptography Research Inc. HERE