AACS 0wn3d?: Blu-ray Too?

As I've consistently stated through the whole 'AACS: Hacked or Not?' post series that begin on Brian's Brain back on December 27th and received its most recent update on January 13th, Blu-ray-supportive hardware and software suppliers, along with content-supplying studios, shouldn't breathe easy just because HD DVD's AACS implementation was circumvented first. That's because Blu-ray is also AACS-based, and because Blu-ray's additional DRM layer, BD+, isn't yet finalized and therefore isn't yet implemented.

If a post that appeared on an obscure blog site two days ago is to be believed, the proof of my prediction has just arrived. Title and volume keys for Blu-ray titles are supposedly now being publicly leaked….get this…by virtue of the fact that Sony's PlayStation 3 can run Linux. The irony of the primary Blu-ray backer's own hardware being used to circumvent the media DRM is….well….you can fill in your favourite words. The return-on-investment of Sony's Linux-on-PS3 sanction (albeit without accelerated graphics support, so as to avoid impacting game content revenue) was never obvious to me, and it's a whole lot less clear now.

This'll all be hearsay until keys or, even more definitively, ripped Blu-ray file references start showing up on the Pirate Bay and other sites that are currently providing Bittorrent links to downloadable HD DVD titles. More as I learn of it. Until then, check out Gizmodo, PS3Scene and QJ.net's coverage.

Followup: muslix64 is back….