kamuixtv used our news submit to tell us that a new DVD copy protection has been created, which stops software such as DVD-Decrypter and DVDfab from making a copy of the disc. The company Asian Media has made it so that the new Edge9 copy protection hangs DVD-decrypter when it tries to decrypt the CSS encryption from the DVD.
The development of the technology originally came from a protection they had developed for VCD's, though initial results weren't very good on the DVD format. A breakthrough came during February where they found a balance between protection and playability. DvD's protected with this may not play on first generation dvd players or the PS2. More info can be found HERE
In 1999, DVD Jon has broken the CSS (Content Scrambling System) code that made DVD's easier to copy. Since then "illegal" DVD-copying became casual. Foreign shows became dominant, distribution are by means of VCDs and DVDs. The street price of a pirated pressed DVD is only $1.15 (US) with only 15 cents as a capital per disc. In 2002, Asian Media developed a copy-protection for VCDs but this format is becoming obsolete.
The following year they experimented DVDs that is unreadable on DVD-ROM just like what they did in VCDs. These past three years, DVD Edge-9 project became on and off because of unsatisfactory results. They also noticed the behavior of some traders, they tend to avoid copy-protected VCDs. They want to share or perhaps trade it again to another person. The last week of February made satisfying results. The experimental disc is unreadable on DVDDecrypter by LightningUK. Edge-9 will prevent DVD/FAB Decrypter to defeat the CSS code
Source: dvdedge9
