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| | Copy protection - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | Copy protection for early home computer software, especially for games, started a long cat-and-mouse struggle between publishers and crackers. | | | Copy protection was activated not at installation — these computers lacked hard disks to install to — but every time the game was executed. | | | During the 80's and 90's, computer games sold on audio cassette and floppy disks were usually protected with a user-interactive method that demanded the user to have the original package or a part of it, like the manual. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copy_protection
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| | Copy Protection Systems and FingerPrinting |
| | The copy protection system SoftwareShield uses checks every time your software starts to see if the host computer is explicitly authorized to use the license on the machine. | | | Copy protection is a critically important subject for software developers today. | | | Regardless of which method you choose, or at what level you choose to protect your software, the flexible and powerful nature of our system makes it easy to implement a solution that is perfectly suited to your needs and required level of protection. |
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http://www.softwareshield.com/Introduction/copy-protection.htm
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| | Copy Protection |
| | A more severe form of copy protection uses a key disk, which is a floppy disk that cannot be copied and is needed to install the program. | | | Some protection schemes interfere with disk optimizers, requiring you to uninstall all of the programs that use such protection each time you defragment your hard disk, and then reinstall them all again after. | | | The most punitive method uses a device called a dongle that comes with the software and must be attached to the computer's parallel or serial port. |
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http://www.ethanwiner.com/copyprot.html
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| | What's Wrong With Content Protection |
| | Copy protection pretends that the law and some fancy footwork with industrial cartels can maintain our current economic structures, in the face of a hurricane of positive technological change that is picking them up and sending them whirling like so many autumn leaves. | | | Intel is pushing HDCP (High Definition Content Protection) which is high speed hardware encryption that runs only on the cable between the computer and its CRT or LCD monitor. | | | It's no coincidence that the open source, free software, and Linux communities are among the first to become alarmed at copy protection. |
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http://cryptome.org/jg-wwwcp.htm
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| | Professional DVD and CD Copy Protection Services from Davis Rubin Associates Ltd |
| | SecuROM is a copy protection solution for publishers to protect their software on CD. | | | Combats copying and ripping attempts: key2audioXS is a comprehensive and sophisticated package with effective active copy control capabilities protecting against the threats of unauthorized copying and ripping, as well as any circumvention effort. | | | SecuROM is Sony's copy protection solution for publishers to protect their software on DVD. |
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http://www.davisrubin.com/copy-protection.htm
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| | Software Copy Protection |
| | Software copy protection is being implemented in a variety of ways, none of which are fool proof and experienced users can easily trick them by uninstalling the software or formatting the hard disk at most. | | | Strictly from a technical point of view, this could be true (and so is hardware copy protection), but in reality, it can be ensured that software copy protection can be implemented to the extent that beating the copy protection can be made economically unviable. | | | We have been distributing software with copy protection successfully since 1997. |
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http://www.insoluz.com/soft.html
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| | What is copy protection? - A Word Definition From the Webopedia Computer Dictionary |
| | For one, it is practically impossible to create software that cannot be copied by a knowledgeable programmer. | | | As enticing an idea as it may be, copy protection has not proved to be a viable strategy. | | | The idea of copy-protected software was created by software manufacturers who wanted to prevent software piracy -- users copying programs and giving them to friends and colleagues free of charge. |
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http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/C/copy_protection.html
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| | XCP Aurora - eXtended Copy Protection |
| | These security concerns were focused on the 'cloaking' techniques which were used to enhance protection levels by preventing the DRM files from being easily detected and removed once loaded onto a computer after the End User License Agreement was accepted. | | | While there is no suggestion of malware being contained on the CDs, or any malicious intent in the techniques used, it was suggested that a possible vulnerability with 'cloaking' techniques existed where the cloaked files could be made vulnerable to malicious code which at the time may have escaped detection by anti virus software programs. | | | Security concerns were raised regarding the use of CDs containing XCP software in computers. |
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http://www.xcp-aurora.com
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| | New Scientist Breaking News - Copy protection on CDs is 'worthless' |
| | He believes the continual software and hardware upgrades issued by the makers of computer CD drives and audio CD players render copy protection systems pointless in the long run. | | | The technology built into some CDs to stop people copying them is futile, according to a computer scientist who has put today's antipiracy systems under the microscope. | | | John Halderman, a computer scientist from Princeton University in New Jersey, plans to show delegates at a digital copyright conference in Washington DC next week that the idea of CD copy-prevention is "fundamentally misguided". |
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http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn3020
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| | EMI Music, SonyBMG Anti-Copy Control Information |
| | The software is aimed at limiting a user's ability to copy music from the CD to a personal computer. | | | EMI launched its copy protection program, which is developed by Santa Clara, Calif.-based software maker Macrovision Corp., throughout the world earlier this year. | | | You insert the Copy Controlled disc into your computer and up pops a box asking if you'd like Sony/BMG's home-phoning spyware installed on your computer. |
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http://www.fedge.net/emi
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| | Copy Protection Robs The Future |
| | One of the most popular parts of this web site is a copy of the original IBM PC version of VisiCalc. | | | (In a way, this is a form of "changing the environment".) The practice of constantly producing new copies before the old copies wear out has worked well. | | | Despite the fact that I have an old computer with a 5 1/4" diskette drive, I still couldn't make a copy that would run that I could distribute. |
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http://www.bricklin.com/robfuture.htm
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| | CD/CDR Game Copy Protection Identifying Tools |
| | Alcoholer is similar to Clony XXL as it will scan a Protected Game and then report the protection being used on it, it will then tell you correct settings to use in Alcohol 120 burning software to successfully burn a working backup. | | | A-Ray scanner will scan protected game CD's and DVD's and report the protection and protection version being used to protect the game. | | | SafeDisk Analyzer is a great tool which when activated will analyze a SafeDisk protected game and give information on it. |
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http://www.gameburnworld.com/cdridentifyingtools.htm
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| | Software protection, licensing and copy protection with PC Guard software copy protection system! |
| | Protect software from illegal copying from one computer to another. | | | PC Guard protection system is based only on complex software protection techniques and PC hardware details. | | | Imagine this scenario: your client needs additional evaluation time in order to further test protected application but his demo version has expired and requires activation code to be activated. |
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http://www.sofpro.com
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| | New Scientist Breaking News - 'Subversive' code could kill off software piracy |
| | When the copied disc is played, the master program then cannot find the pattern it is looking for, so it knows the disc is a copy. | | | When someone tries to copy the disc on a PC, however, the error-correcting routines built into the computer attempt to fix the bogus scratches. | | | Court to rule on software that copies 'protected' DVDs |
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http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn4248
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| | Shift key breaks CD copy locks CNET News.com |
| | It includes "pre-ripped" versions of the songs on the CD itself, each of which can be transferred to a computer, burned to CD several times, or transferred to many kinds of portable devices. | | | Under normal circumstances, the antipiracy software is automatically loaded onto a Windows machine whenever the Hamilton album is run in a computer's CD drive, making traditional copying or MP3 ripping impossible. | | | Though simple, the act of holding down the Shift key in order to enable copying does let computer users know they're doing something unauthorized, he said. |
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http://news.com.com/2100-1025_3-5087875.html
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| | Analysis of the MediaMax CD3 Copy-Prevention System |
| | This was completed using a large set of Microsoft Windows and Apple Macintosh computer systems in tandem with many of the known ripper programs available on the market today. | | | The PMTC [Professional Media Test Center] determined that none of the ripper programs used in the testing process was able to produce a usable unauthorized copy of the protected CD yielding a verifiable and commendable level of security for the SunnComm product. | | | Windows has a feature called "autorun" that automatically starts programs from CDs when they are inserted into the computer. |
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| | Techdirt:The Copy Protection Myth |
| | I do have a problem with copy protection, epecially when it installs a driver on your computer so that you cannot even play that CD. | | | I read up on the copy control technology that stopped me from listening to my new cd's, and apparently that protection scheme works through making deliberate errors on the cd's...These errors are too much for most CD-rom players, so they cannot be ripped without losing quality. | | | In other words, the entire reason to copy protect the CD (to keep it from being shared) hasn't worked. |
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http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20050808/0233242_F.shtml
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| | *** WINDOWS MEDIA COPY PROTECTION CRACKED *** |
| | A protected media file is apparently recognized by the presence of a DRMV2 object in the.wma file header. | | | This is clearly a weakness in the code which can be corrected by the DRM software fairly easily, but for now it is the basis of our exploit. | | | Beale Screamer has successfully cracked Microsoft's copy protection used in Windows Media digital right management software. |
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http://home.wanadoo.nl/lc.staak/freeme.htm
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| | Copy Protection Identifying Guides - CD Backup Guides and Tutorials - Club CD Freaks |
| | To search for a copy protection you will need to enter something in the Drive Or Directory To Scan box or hit the button next to it to browse your computer. | | | This will be the next window that comes up if you are browsing your computer. | | | ARay Scanner is a general purpose scanner and will search for a number of different protections on your CD's. |
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http://club.cdfreaks.com/showthread.php?p=643036
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| | Breaking copy protection in microcontrollers |
| | Ordinary microcontrollers as a rule also have security protection against reading out the program and/or data (in case of microcontrollers with Data memory) but developers should be aware that sometimes this protection is very weak. | | | Another approach is to use hardware protection based on a programmable logic array (PAL, CPLD, EPLD) which usually has better protection and even if you break it you will spend a lot of time to understand how it works. | | | Of course, you can use secure microcontroller to protect the project but if attacker interested only in certain part of the algorithm implemented in normal microcontroller he can extract it without a problem. |
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| | copy protection Software, Freeware, Shareware, Downloads |
| | With ExeShield it's easy to turn your applications into "try-before-you-buy" software with very little effort, and maximum protection against piracy, backdating, reverse-engineering or any kind of tampering. | | | The software actually encrypts the source code so that others can not view it. | | | Even more, you don't need any source code editing or programming experience for this. |
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http://www.ttuga.com/software/27/copy-protection.html
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| | ABC-Dir: Copy Protection |
| | Provides software developers with secure copy protection, solving the problems of software piracy without the need for royalty payments or... | | | Ultra-secure copy protection and licence management systems for your software whether distributed by CDROM, DVD, the Internet, floppy disk or... | | | Sells software protection devices, copy protection, license management and encryption technology and anti-piracy solutions. |
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http://www.abc-directory.com/view/copy_protection
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| | Copy Protection |
| | To do that, we first have to force the industry to properly label those CDs with copy protection so we can avoid them like the plague when it is time to make our purchases. | | | Our advice, If you get a CD that doesn't play on your computer, return it as defective. | | | The answer is simple, mass buyer rejection of CDs enabled with this technology. |
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http://www.mp3newswire.net/stories/2001/cdsue.html
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| | BYSSUS - Software Trial, Activation & Copy Protection - Solutions for Application Programmers |
| | Hydra software protection solutions from Byssus offer the very best way for software developers and publishers to put a stop to hackers, cracks and software piracy, and to maximize their hard-earned revenue. | | | Hydra combines ease-of-use for developers, no disruption to the end-user experience and the most secure software protection available. | | | Can you afford to trust license key mechanisms where reference information can easily be tampered with or bypassed, or where keys can freely be interchanged between different computers? |
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| | Copy Protection: Just Say No - Computerworld |
| | Recently, I was at a dinner party that included Richard Stallman, founder of the Free Software Foundation, which supports the proposition that software - and by extension, many other forms of intellectual property - should be free. | | | This creates all the classic problems we recall from the 1980s: It annoys most users, and it prevents many users with nonstandard equipment from using a legitimately purchased copy. | | | Data Protection Strategies for Your IT Environment Join a live Webcast, featuring Dave Russell, Research Director, Gartner, Inc. |
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http://www.computerworld.com/news/2000/story/0,11280,49358,00.html
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| | 'No more music CDs without copy protection,' claims BMG unit The Register |
| | If you've read the BMG information page on copy protection, you'll have noted that the company is evaluating schemes with Sonopress. | | | “we are sorry you have troubles with our copy protection technology. | | | That's why the cd playern might not play a copy protected CD. |
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2002/11/06/no_more_music_cds_without
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| | CD Media World - CD/DVD Utilities |
| | The most useful thing of the program is to show useful information about a DVD-ROM devices. | | | is a very small utility which can identify which CD Protection is being used on certain game executables (EXE, DLL or DAT files). | | | It currently detects the SecuROM, SafeDisc, CD Cops, LaserLock, DiscGuard, Illegal TOC, Overburn, Read Errors and Dummy Files CD Protections! |
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| | Microcosm - The Software Protection Experts |
| | Our products enable you to protect your software from illegal copying and allow you to control where, when and how often your software is used. | | | CopyMinder and the CopyControl family of products are software based, whereas Dinkey Dongle offers a hardware solution. | | | Our products are compatible with all the major programming languages including C/C++, VB, Delphi, Java, the.NET programming languages and many more. |
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| | HP and Philips Develop New Copy Protection Technology | | | Universal Digital Asset Protection Now Available with HexaLock CD Security Solutions | | | Technology could provide content protection for high-definition optical media |
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| | New copy protection on DVD movies discovered, and beaten - CD Freaks.com |
| | Although the protection is in it's current stage easily beaten, it could become tougher to beat when it gets improved. | | | Goodies: CD FreaksClub CD Freaks Lite, Shop,News Archive, Copy DVD Movie Software, Privacy Policy. | | | Only licensed DVD playing software is able to decrypt the CSS protected files. |
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| | Ultimate solution for licensed software developers and publishers. | | | At CeBIT 2006 StarForce will present two software categories - copy-protection solutions (FrontLine 4.0 and ProActive 2.0 new versions) and Safe’n’Sec proactive protection system (Safe’n’Sec Business 2.0 new version and 2006 innovation Safe’n’Sec Enterprise 1.0). | | | Intrusion prevention security system for workstations on corporate networks and personal computers, effective against spyware, new viruses and other malware that cannot be detected using traditional protection tools. |
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| | *Content Protection - Protect your Digital Images, Text, Content with Invisitec! |
| | As more and more specialized businesses finds their way to the Internet, there is more of a need than ever before to protect what's yours | | | Invisitec specializes in applications and solutions software that help you to... | | | Our systems consist of software, programs, CGI server, PerlScript, PHP, server-side resources, middleware, HTML pages, JavaScript, Java, DHTML code, user interface, look and feel, and other elements to provide our clients with state of the art choices in application and solutions for a variety of individual security level needs. |
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| | Wired News: House Cool to Copy Protection |
| | The SSSCA defines an interactive digital device as any hardware or software capable of "storing, retrieving, processing, performing, transmitting, receiving or copying information in digital form." | | | Senate Commerce Chairman Fritz Hollings (D-South Carolina) has championed this approach. | | | A version of the SSSCA obtained by Wired News would prohibit creating, selling or distributing "any interactive digital device that does not include and utilize certified security technologies." |
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http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,50784,00.html
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| | CD Media World - CD/DVD Protections - CD/DVD/Game Copy Protections & Tools |
| | Because of these CD Protections it is getting harder and harder just to make a working backup. | | | The last few years game developers more and more are protecting their games with commercial CD Protections. | | | A software loader program is added to read the digital signature, extract the key and load/decrypt the main executable. |
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| | TechBlog: Updated: Copy protection crippling TiVo |
| | It only came to light here because of a bug in TiVo's software it seems. | | | Version 7.2 of TiVo’s new software brings with it the ability to detect Macrovision copy protection and this means three new rules: Copy... | | | This copy protection may be applied to certain limited categories of programming (such as Pay Per View, Video On Demand, DVD or VHS sources) and requires TiVo to respond in a pre-defined manner. |
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http://blogs.chron.com/techblog/archives/2005/09/copy_protection.html
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| | Techdirt:No Copy Protection On New Matrix DVD |
| | AOL Needs To Pay For Damaging Computers | | | The problem is that millions of DVD's and players have been sold, people aren't going to go for a new format for a long time, and the encryption that DVD's use has been broken. | | | Last year, we wrote about how Warner Brothers was releasing some copies of the Harry Potter DVD without any copy protection as an experiment. |
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http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20031015/2343247.shtml
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| | Technorati Tag: copyprotection |
| | Superb Software Protection Terrific prices on software protection. | | | Protect Against Illegal Software Copies Copy protection - is your company stealing software? | | | Protection is a licensing framework that can be embedded into custom Java applications or components only allowing the permitted use according to the supplied license. |
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http://www.technorati.com/tag/copyprotection
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| | Howstuffworks "How does copy protection on a video tape work?" |
| | The way the copy protection signal works is interesting. | | | Most video tapes come with a copy protection signal embedded on the tape. | | | There is a period of time, known as the blanking interval, when the electron gun of the TV is turned off while the electron beam shoots back to the left or top of the screen. |
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| | Copy-protection Enters the Mainstream - OSNews.com |
| | A USA Today article briefly covers the debut of several new consumer-oriented technologies that contain copy-protection technology, including tech for digital textbooks that can't be copied and "expire" after a year. | | | Linked by David Adams on 2005-08-17 16:55:52 UTC, submitted by Jophn Deo |
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| | Senator calls for copy-protection tags CNET News.com |
| | "While digital media companies are racing to develop technologies to combat piracy, some of these antipiracy measures could have the effect of restricting lawful, legitimate consumer uses as well as unlawful copying," Wyden said in a statement. | | | The measure, sponsored by Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., would grant the Federal Trade Commission the power to establish labeling methods for technology that limits the ability of consumers to freely copy, distribute or back up digital content. | | | WASHINGTON--Software, music and movies that employ copy-protection schemes must be prominently labeled with consumer warnings, according to a bill introduced in Congress this week. |
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| | Goodie Bag TV: "Agent Rod Brickman: Copy Protection" |
| | Goodie Bag TV: "Agent Rod Brickman: Copy Protection" | | | If you enjoyed this video, you might also like: | | | To download the video, right-click here and choose "Save Target as." |
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