Andre Yoskowitz
20 Jun 2007 13:56
BD Plus Technologies LLC announced yesterday that it had begun issuing specifications to content providers that would allow use of its patented BD Plus copy protection system.
The copy protection, usually known as BD+, allows for added levels of copy protection on current Blu ray format specifications. With the announcement, the technology is now ready for implementation by content providers and surely Hollywood will be implementing it as soon as possible. Since Blu ray's launch last year, many major Hollywood studios have expressed interest in added security for their movies, not wanting to see a repeat of what happened to standard DVDs with DeCSS
FOX and MGM stopped shipping new high-def titles in April, saying they would again when BD+ became available.
So far, no studio has announced they will be using the technology, but rest assured the announcements will be coming soon.
Source:
HD Digest