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ADVANCED ACCESS ADVANCED ACCESS CONTENT SYSTEM CONTENT SYSTEM (AACS) (AACS) AACS Status Update Presented to BDA CPG November 7, 2013

Topics to be discussed Topics to be discussed AACS Status AACS Status Key Generation Facility Key Generation Facility Reminder on Analog Sunset Reminder on Analog Sunset Compliance Testing Compliance Testing Enforcement, Regulatory and Legislative Activity Enforcement, Regulatory and Legislative Activity Content Protection Improvements (Current) Content Protection Improvements (Current) Future Content Protection Improvements Future Content Protection Improvements Managed Copy Managed Copy Other Other

AACS Status Overview AACS Status Overview  From AACS perspective, Blu-ray business continues From AACS perspective, Blu-ray business continues to grow – high key volumes to grow – high key volumes  AACS now has over 1000 licensees and growing AACS now has over 1000 licensees and growing  Efforts continue to control costs in order to maintain Efforts continue to control costs in order to maintain the fee levels the fee levels  On schedule for sunrises and sunsets On schedule for sunrises and sunsets  Next sunset is analog outputs – Dec 31 Next sunset is analog outputs – Dec 31 st st  On line key order entry progressing On line key order entry progressing  Compliance testing for devices also proceeding Compliance testing for devices also proceeding  Enforcement/Regulatory/Legislative activities Enforcement/Regulatory/Legislative activities continue to take effort continue to take effort  AACS is working on system improvements for current AACS is working on system improvements for current and the future formats and the future formats

AACS Status – Key Generation AACS Status – Key Generation  Step-by-step work on KGF upgrades for on-line key Step-by-step work on KGF upgrades for on-line key order entry continue order entry continue  Being done in a careful manner so that the key space is Being done in a careful manner so that the key space is not contaminated not contaminated  Upgrade in January completed – volume driven Upgrade in January completed – volume driven  Upgrade in June completed – new back end processing Upgrade in June completed – new back end processing system in production system in production  Next upgrade planned for mid-December to eliminate Next upgrade planned for mid-December to eliminate two manual steps (air gaps) two manual steps (air gaps)  Website interface being used daily by AACS Admin Website interface being used daily by AACS Admin  Will need to develop interface for large replicators that have Will need to develop interface for large replicators that have automated key orders – this will be prioritized with work for automated key orders – this will be prioritized with work for content protection improvements content protection improvements

Reminder on Analog Sunset Reminder on Analog Sunset Three Important Dates  Three Important Dates December 31, 2010 – Sunset for hi resolution  December 31, 2010 – Sunset for hi resolution analog outputs, except for existing models analog outputs, except for existing models December 31, 2011 – Sunset for existing  December 31, 2011 – Sunset for existing models models December 31, 2013 – Sunset for analog  December 31, 2013 – Sunset for analog outputs on all AACS compliant devices outputs on all AACS compliant devices Please be sure to review the Adopter  Please be sure to review the Adopter Agreement for exact wording Agreement for exact wording

Device Compliance Testing Device Compliance Testing Activity Status or Anticipated End Date Activity Status or Anticipated End Date ACE review of the ACE Agreement ACE review of the ACE Agreement Complete, Complete, Beta test by potential ACE’s Complete Beta test by potential ACE’s Complete Evaluate ACE beta test comments Evaluate ACE beta test comments Complete Complete Notice to Adopters on anticipated Complete Notice to Adopters on anticipated Complete schedule and distribute Questionnaire schedule and distribute Questionnaire Conduct training sessions for ACE’s Conduct training sessions for ACE’s Complete Complete Dry run site visit 1 and 2 with potential Complete Dry run site visit 1 and 2 with potential Complete ACE ACE ACE site visits being scheduled ACE site visits being scheduled Complete by year end Complete by year end Final ACE selection and approval After the site visits Final ACE selection and approval After the site visits

Device Compliance Testing Device Compliance Testing  Second dry run site visit completed last week – Second dry run site visit completed last week – test tools and documents are now validated and test tools and documents are now validated and complete complete  Dry runs were conducted at potential ACE. As a Dry runs were conducted at potential ACE. As a result, that potential ACE is now qualified result, that potential ACE is now qualified  ACE agreements are being finalized ACE agreements are being finalized  Notice with schedule to be sent shortly Notice with schedule to be sent shortly  Compliance obligation will start no earlier than Compliance obligation will start no earlier than January January

Enforcement, Regulatory and , Regulatory and Enforcement Legislative Legislative Slysoft  Slysoft Trial commenced on June 25 th  Trial commenced on June 25 th Two AACS witnesses testified  Two AACS witnesses testified AACS counsel continues close contact with  AACS counsel continues close contact with Antiguan prosecutors Antiguan prosecutors Was continued until January due to illness of  Was continued until January due to illness of a key participant a key participant

Enforcement, Regulatory Regulatory and and Enforcement, Legislative Legislative US Special 301 Filing  US Special 301 Filing USTR Report in April 2013 recognized Antigua’s  USTR Report in April 2013 recognized Antigua’s failure to proceed with SlySoft trial as an issue failure to proceed with SlySoft trial as an issue USTR Notorious Markets filing done on Oct  USTR Notorious Markets filing done on Oct 25th (requesting that four rogue software 25th (requesting that four rogue software distribution websites be placed on the distribution websites be placed on the Notorious Markets list) Notorious Markets list)

Enforcement, Regulatory Regulatory and and Enforcement, Legislative Legislative New USTR request – related to the Caribbean  New USTR request – related to the Caribbean Basin trade program agreement, AACS LA Basin trade program agreement, AACS LA comments filed November 1 (requesting that comments filed November 1 (requesting that Antigua and Barbuda be denied Caribbean Antigua and Barbuda be denied Caribbean Basin trade concessions due to the failure to Basin trade concessions due to the failure to provide “adequate and effective” IP rights provide “adequate and effective” IP rights protection based on the delay in investigation protection based on the delay in investigation and trial of SlySoft) and trial of SlySoft)

Enforcement, Regulatory Regulatory and and Enforcement, Legislative Legislative FCC comments on closed caption rulemaking  FCC comments on closed caption rulemaking filed November 4 (focused on requesting that filed November 4 (focused on requesting that the FCC not mandate that BD Players have the FCC not mandate that BD Players have analog outputs, which the FCC had proposed analog outputs, which the FCC had proposed as a possibility in Federal Register notice this as a possibility in Federal Register notice this past summer) past summer)

Enforcement, Regulatory and Enforcement, Regulatory and Legislative Legislative  Legislative – Nothing new to report Legislative – Nothing new to report US  US US Congress absorbed in other matters  US Congress absorbed in other matters France  France Possible legislative as a result of the  Possible legislative as a result of the VLC/HADOPI procedure – this is stretching VLC/HADOPI procedure – this is stretching out out Australia – new administration  Australia – new administration  AACS retains two law firms that keep track of AACS retains two law firms that keep track of legislative activity world wide legislative activity world wide

Content Protection Improvements Content Protection Improvements  Certification Testing  Implementer with Certification Testing Implementer with repeated key losses  Bus Encryption repeated key losses Bus Encryption  AACS Recordable AACS Recordable  Host Private Key Tracking Host Private Key Tracking removal removal  Legal Actions and Market Legal Actions and Market  Audio Watermarking Audio Watermarking Monitoring Monitoring  BCM Guide (outreach) BCM Guide (outreach)  Cooperation with US Cooperation with US  MCM Guide (outreach) Authorities MCM Guide (outreach) Authorities  Slysoft Trial  Enhanced Key Tracking Slysoft Trial Enhanced Key Tracking  Payment Processors  Deployment of Unified Payment Processors Deployment of Unified MKB’s  Avangate MKB’s Avangate  Key Discovery and Key Discovery and Enhanced Revocation Enhanced Revocation Presented to BD CPG at June, 2012 Meeting Presented to BD CPG at June, 2012 Meeting