Latest SecuROM Foils Even The Best CD Copiers

Blane

Blane

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The new configuration uses a special glass master and pressing media with certain unique characteristics that allows the SecuROM protection to tie itself specifically to the physical structure and characteristics of each disk so that copies are very difficult if not impossible for the average consumer to make. Since copy protection companies were not able to get many CD drive manufacturers to comply with requests to build protection detection into their firmware and other aspects of the drives, the copy protection companies opted to go with one thing they can control - the physical media itself. The media is apparently special ordered and not designed to be made available to the public. If copying is to be able to be done, the thought is that true 1:1 copies will not be possible, since the protection is tied to each specific disk it is implemented on. If a fix is to be made, it will have to be on the software end, it appears. Don't hold your breath, however, as developing software that is specifically designed to thwart such protection is now subject to the DMCA, at least for now. Of course, we all know how that can turn out. We will need to wait and see if CloneCD, BlindWrite, CD-Mate or others can find a way to strip the protection from the original while duping, or perhaps find a way to alter the copy protection as it is transferred so that it recognizes the characteristics of the blank CD in use.
 
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LTR12101B

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Beats me how they can do such a thing without risking DISMAL compatibilty with the installed base of CD-ROM of CD-ROM / DVD-DRIVES.

I guess we can probably assume that they won't care too much about the old non-ide 2x drives - as people still using them are unlikely to be buying new software!

The basic factor, though, is they must look for a feature the CD-ROM can read (or at least imply/distinguish) that the writer cannot write - and that is true for the entire spread of drives they're likely to encounter.
 
VIPER_1069

VIPER_1069

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@ Blane i doubt olli will impliment the stripping of protection routines in clone as this is deemed as modifying the original code so is deemed as cracking :( 1:1 copies are acceptable with most countrys but using a cracked exe or modded way of copying /changing the original data is NO NO with the big wigs :(

we will have to wait and see........ but it can be emulated as far as we know ;)

keep a look out ;)
 
VIPER_1069

VIPER_1069

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and with current stereos having super duper output to puters super duper input lol audio protection is NONSENSE lol anyone remember puttin there tape deck next to the radio !?! NUFF SAID lol ;)
 
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