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Copy Protect a DVD

  • 07-02-2006 4:51pm
    #1
    Louise77
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73 ✭✭


    Hi,

    Is there an easy way to protect a DVD from being duplicated/copied? Any quick programs free or otherwise to recommend??
    Cheers guys


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  • #2
    Airblazer
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 449 ✭✭Airblazer


    Louise77 wrote:
    Hi,

    Is there an easy way to protect a DVD from being duplicated/copied? Any quick programs free or otherwise to recommend??
    Cheers guys

    and that's the million dollar question..when you get an answer make sure and go back to the movie industry..they'll be glad to hear from you..
    in other words no..most of the dvd rippers out there bypass all known encrpytion..
    and there are thousands of people who are looking for the same software to no avail..sorry


  • #3
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 94,360 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    Video or Data DVD ?

    video is not protectable as they could simply record the AV output. Ok the quality would be a bit lower but you could re-sample it N times to improve quality or do it on N different players.

    Data, again the data can be just lifted off the DVD, but it could be protected.

    Old techniques like physical damage to the floppy / CD with a laser are probably bypassable with fake CD apps. With a floppy an idea would be that the program could write to various parts of the disk but would fail on the part burned by laser - and it could be different on each disk. But no one wants media that can't be write protected.

    Activation where the internet accessed unlock key is based on Processor ID or (for windows users) network card MAC or other HW serial code might be a better way. Or be lazy and use the windows XP serial as they code - let microsoft do all the verification and you then match the XP key against the serial no of your software and set it to fall over if they don't connect to the internet every N days. Magic jelly bean key finder is one app that will export the XP key, so there must be others that can run on command line and be integrated with your app that checks to see if it's still running on the same version of windows,


  • #4
    bidireland
    Closed Accounts Posts: 68 ✭✭bidireland


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