According to a new thread in the official SlySoft forums as well as threads in the Doom9 forums, the new AnyDVD HD will break new BD+ copy protection, the same protection that Sony said would be uncrackable for at least 10 years. There is also a tool coming from Doom9 members that should remove the BD+ from new movies.
Slysoft's AnyDVD changelog says:
6.4.7.8 2008 10 22
- "New (Blu-ray): ... [ read the full article ]
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Originally posted by Jemborg: As I said ages ago, AnyDVD HD is needed just to play rented blu-rays on my sys. Bit of a joke as all is certified anyway. (I want to find a good alternative to the commercial software for HD playback.)
I'm kind of surprised that there isn't more competition for AnyDVD... it's pretty expensive for "shareware"- teh lifetime membership does help offset that I suppose.
Life time free updates is supposed to end if you buy after 12-31-08
Fair dinkum? Heh, well typical, they do seem to have a monopoly, as I suggested. Perhaps ,hopefully, this will encourage competition in this field.
