AACS LA

AACS LA (Advanced Access Content System Licensing Administrator) is the body that develops and licenses the AACS copy-protection system used on the HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc high-definition optical disc formats.

History

Further information: Advanced Access Content System § History

The AACS LA consortium was founded in 2004 consisting of 8 companies which are Intel, Microsoft, Panasonic, IBM, Sony, Toshiba, Warner Brother and The Walt Disney Company.[1] The AACS standard was delayed 2 times, the first of which were caused by development issues,[2] then the second from an important member of the Blu-ray group expressing concerns.[3] At the request of Toshiba, an interim standard was published which did not include some features, like managed copy.[4] On July 5, 2009 the license of AACS1 went online.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ Dean, Katie (15 July 2004). "Can Odd Alliance Beat Pirates?". Wired. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  2. ^ Martyn Williams (14 December 2005). "Toshiba Hints at HD-DVD Delay". pcworld.com. Archived from the original on 5 October 2007. Retrieved 19 October 2007.
  3. ^ Craig Morris (14 February 2006). "AACS copy protection for Blu-ray disc and HD DVD delayed again". heise.de. Archived from the original on 2 November 2007. Retrieved 19 October 2007.
  4. ^ Perenson, Melissa J. (21 March 2006). "Burning Questions: No Copying From First High-Def Players". PC World. Archived from the original on 19 December 2006. Retrieved 25 October 2006.
  5. ^ Calonge, Juan (8 June 2009). "AACS Final License Goes Online". blu-ray.com. Retrieved 11 March 2023.


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