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.
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.
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