its sources remain unclear because it has insufficient inline citations . please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations . january 2010 learn how and when to remove this template message redfox formerly slysoft is a software development company based in belize . the company is most prominently known for its software anydvd which can be used to bypass copy protection measures on optical media including dvd and blu ray disc media as well as clonecd which is used to back up the contents of optical discs . the company formerly operated as the st. john s antigua and barbuda based slysoft . at some point in february 2016 slysoft shut down with its home page replaced by a message citing recent regulatory requirements . 1 on or around february 16 2016 aacs la had requested that the office of the united states trade representative place antigua and barbuda on its priority watch list of countries that fail to prevent intellectual property violations with specific reference to slysoft . 2 however the company s online forum remained online and had replaced the brand slysoft with redfox . slysoft developers also revealed that none of the company s staff were actually based in antigua that the company was not involved in legal settlements from aacs la and that key staff members still had access to slysoft s technical infrastructure including build systems and licensing servers feasibly allowing development of anydvd to continue . 3 on 2 march 2016 slysoft reformed as redfox under a top level domain based in belize and released a new version of anydvd . 4 contents 1 products 2 aacs and bd 3 licensing 4 see also 5 references 6 further reading 7 external links products edit anydvd to remove disable drm restrictions and user prohibited operations on dvd films and to fix structure protections and mastering errors anydvd hd to remove drm lock outs and uops on dvd films and additionally high definition media specifically blu ray disc and hd dvd clonecd to copy optical discs in raw format clonedvd mobile to convert dvd files to mobile video players like the ipod or the playstation portable 5 game jackal to create cd profiles so a disc isn t required when starting the game game jackal enterprise extended version of game jackal with additional features such as automatic distribution of game profiles to client machines 6 some products are now supported by elaborate bytes such as clone dvd and virtual clonedrive . aacs and bd edit slysoft was the first to offer aacs circumvention that worked for any disc available ; previous programs only cracked compatible discs using a database of known keys . on 8 november 2007 slysoft claimed to have completely cracked bd . however this turned out to be incorrect as subsequent versions of bd security code have caused slysoft to re design its software . on 3 march 2008 slysoft updated anydvd hd allowing the full decryption of bd 7 allowing for not only the viewing of the film itself but also playing and copying disks with third party software . a third iteration of bd was released in november 2008 and was announced to be cracked by slysoft with the release of anydvd hd 6.5.0.2 on 29 december 2008 . 8 a fourth version of bd security code was discovered with the movie australia on 17 february 2009 thwarting the effectiveness of slysoft s software . 9 10 however on 19 march 2009 slysoft updated anydvd hd to version 6.5.3.1 which allowed the decryption of the new version of bd used by australia . 11 licensing edit this section may require cleanup to meet wikipedia s quality standards . the specific problem is post 2011 info lists no sources and isn t written in an encyclopedic tone . may 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message on 1 december 2008 slysoft announced it would for the first time begin charging its customers for updates to its software . 12 in november 2010 slysoft initially announced the discontinuation of the lifetime licensing option beginning january 2011 . an e mail 13 announcing the change ahead of time was sent to all registered customers allowing everyone the chance to purchase the lifetime option while it is still possible ; and the notice was posted to their official forums . in january 2011 all announcements regarding the change were deleted without comment and a new structured licensing plan was put into place ; including the lifetime licensing option at the highest priced tier . slysoft was able to balance the internal cost matter and the licensing strategy in such a way as to allow continuation of the lifetime license option . the update service will only allow updates with a valid license and users are warned if they attempt to install an update beyond the license expiry date . if the user cancels the update the current paid up license will continue to work . if the user continues then a renewal is required . following the collapse of slysoft holders of a slysoft anydvd anydvd hd lifetime license are required to purchase a new license for use with the redfox software beginning with version 8.0.2.0 . version 7.6.9.5 will be able to use the prior license interminably however it will not have access to updates for the latest decryption of copy protection . 14 see also edit anydvd clonecd clonedvd dvd ripper software with similar features dvd shrink handbrake k9copy references edit drm defeaters defeated slysoft ceases operations . ars technica . retrieved 3 march 2016 . murdoch kieron february 16 2016 . us licensing authority requests a & b be placed on watch list . the daily observer . retrieved february 24 2016 . anydvd admins & developers mull comeback . torrentfreak . retrieved 3 march 2016 . anydvd is back but don t call us pirates developer says . torrentfreak . retrieved 3 march 2016 . clone dvd mobile . slysoft.com . retrieved 2012 06 21 . game jackal enterprise . slysoft.com . retrieved 2012 06 21 . slysoft press release . forum.slysoft.com . 2008 03 19 . retrieved 2012 06 21 . slysoft defeats blu ray s bd drm scheme again . forum.slysoft.com . 2008 12 29 . retrieved 2012 06 21 . bd discs that may not work properly with anydvd hd . forum.slysoft.com . retrieved 2012 06 21 . bd re secured slysoft beaten . afterdawn.com . 2008 12 13 . retrieved 2012 06 21 . anydvd version change log . retrieved 2012 06 21 . press release slysoft announces new update policy . forum.slysoft.com . 2008 12 01 . retrieved 2012 06 21 . original text of the announcement . mediasmartserver.net . retrieved 2012 06 21 . https forum.redfox.bz threads redfox licensing pricing .69083 further reading edit appapalooza computer power user cpu october 2009 vol .9 issue 10 pages 60 70 what s happening computer power user cpu january 2008 vol .8 issue 1 pages 6 11 what s happening computer power user cpu march 2009 vol .9 issue 3 pages 9 16 the bleeding edge of software computer power user cpu february 2009 vol .9 issue 2 page 72 external links edit official website maximumpc.com pcmag.com freedom to tinker.com engadgethd.com theinquirer.net elaborate bytes v t e virtual drive software virtual disk image ram disk mount free software acetoneiso cdemu furius iso mount k3b mount wincdemu proprietary software alcohol 120 % daemon tools diskimagemounter disk utility magiciso roxio toast ultraiso virtual cd rom control panel virtual clonedrive virtualdrive pro comparison of disc image software retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title redfox & oldid 724881748 categories companies of belizecryptography companiesdisk image emulatorsnotorious marketshidden categories use dmy dates from january 2012articles lacking in text citations from january 2010all articles lacking in text citationsarticles needing cleanup from may 2016all articles needing cleanupcleanup tagged articles with a reason field from may 2016articles using small message boxeswikipedia pages needing cleanup from may 2016official website different in wikidata and wikipedia navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages deutschespa olitaliano edit links this page was last modified on 12 june 2016 at 04 01 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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