Copy protections are often used on CDs, DVDs and Blu-Ray disks so that it becomes more difficulty to copy the contents of the media. Up until now no copy protection was ever used that has not been cracked or bypassed eventually and it is likely that this will hold true in the future. It is [...]

Categories: Software, Windows

Not a lot of free options are available to protect data on DVDs and CDs. Probably the most common solution is to password protect or encrypt data so that it can only be accessed after providing a password. But that usually does not protect the data from being copied to another device for further analysis. [...]

Categories: Software, Windows

Many game companies think that it is a good idea to limit the installations of their games on customer computers. This limit usually ranges between 3 and 5 installations before it cannot be installed anymore. This procedure is part of copy protection schemes that are supposed to block unrighteous installations of the games. Companies seem [...]

Categories: Software, Windows

Most PC game DVDs come with DVD copy protection. Publishers claim that they have to add the copy protection to prevent the unauthorized copying of their games. Many users feel that publishers punish legit customers with DVD copy protection while all the P2P guys download the cracked working games many times before the official release [...]

Categories: Software, Windows

DVDFab HD Decrypter is a free DVD and HD ripper that is able to copy the contents of a movie onto your hard drive even if that movie is copy protected. It can remove DVD copy protections such as CSS, RC, RCE, APS, UOPs and Sony ARccOS and even manages to remove AACS from Blue-Ray and HD-DVD disks which means that it should be possible to copy most DVDs and HD DVDs that you have to your hard disk without running into copy protection problems.

Categories: Music and Video, Tools

If you purchase songs from iTunes you will soon notice that the downloaded m4p files are protected and you will have troubles playing them in mp3 players or software players other than itunes and an iPod. Some users think that this is not the way it should be and even some governments seem to think that the connection between songs purchased in iTunes and the restrictions imposed are not legal in their country.

Categories: iPod, Tools

Why would someone want to backup his DVD`s ? The Movie Industry apparently thinks that no one should be able to backup his own, bought, DVD movies because of the build in copy protection of almost all new movie DVD`s. We, who pay money for the DVD`s, want to have the right to make a backup of a DVD that cost $20 or more. Some users don’t want to have scratches on their DVD`s, some want to use the DVD in their cars or Notebooks without fearing to lose or damage the original one.

Categories: Operating Systems, Tools, Windows

Well this is no big news to the internet community. We, more than everyone else, are keen on using new media devices and like to be among the first when it comes to technology in general. A survey among canadian music retailers now found out what we actually now for a very long time: Copy protection is bad for business. Customers are more frequently than before returning cds which they could not play in their personal computer or copy to their mobile player. Retailers also observe that customers tend to put cds down when they spot the copy protected logo.

Categories: Advice, Music and Video, Music Industry

News.com reports that Sony BMG Music Entertainment will provide a patch for the software that could be installed on computers when a Music Cd is put into a cd or dvd drive. The software as is could be used by virus writers to hide software from antivirus software when the program from the music cd was installed on the home computer.

Categories: Spyware