DVD-Audio Encryption Hacked... Sort Of

[Audioholics]

<P>You knew it was bound to happen to DVD-Audio/MLP eventually... after quite a bit of time both the media key and the Content Protection for Pre-recorded Media (CPPM) have been compromised. This has sent the music industry for a loop, but in general, the news that high-resolution DVD-Audio content can be ripped should not be a surprise and there are plenty of reasons why this isn't necessarily cause for the industry to go back to the drawing board.</P><P>[Read More]</P>

 

[WndrBr3d]

Is it worth it?

One decrypted track of 24-bit/96khz 5-channel LPCM audio is about 500MB, then with FLAC you'll probably get it down to 250 - 300MB -per track- using this technique.

I mean, storing and maintaining files of this size, is it REALLY worth it?

 

[furrycute]

Maybe not now. But when your average harddrive capacity goes from 100gb to 1tb in a few years, then yes.