CD Locks?

[-DC-]

Dunno if this belongs here...

But I was just wondering if there were such things as CD locks to prevent others from copying your CDs.

I have a selections of CDs with my software etc and was wondering if its possible to make it that people who borrow my CDs can't copy them. :p

Some games have some sort of cd lock or whatever and I was wondering if it was possible to do one from a home CD writer.

cheers

[Grrr!!]

CD Protection.

You will need:
CD to be protected.
One large nail.

Instructions:
Place CD on table or similar flat surface.
Place large nail at center of CD push down and scrape outwards.
Repeat several times.

:D



Seriously; you can get it, if you don't mind forking out US$500 for the software :rolleyes:.

[Binky Stunt Cat]

whats the point in having CD's that cant be copied?
Unless your trying to be an annoying idiot trader type person who likes being selfish.

[fatsanchez]

thats crazy, think about it.

for the person to use it at all, they have to be able to read it, if they read it, they can copy it. even a commercial product wont help you if all you have is cd's of zip/avi files.

[varkk]

go to http://www.cdmediaworld.com
they have probably something like what your looking for, but you are probably just gonna waste your time as there are workarounds etc for all copy protection schemes

[-DC-]

well, the reason i wanna do this is coz one of my dad's mates is being a real ****head and selling all my software to people he knows etc...

I mean, i don't mind him borrowing, and not letting him borrow them for whatever reason is a bit harsh (coz he's my dad's mate, what am i supposed to do?), but selling them??

I've told him about it before, and he did stop doing that... for a while :mad: just found out yesterday he's doing them again :(

[Mashed_Penguin]

Pretty much any cd copy protection that is actually effective needs to be done at a comercial fabrication plant. As far as I know there is no decent ones available for a home writer.

[Binky Stunt Cat]

just tell him to piss off, and if he asks why, say that you dont wanna be done for selling pirated software. Then if he says "but i wont do it again, honest" say that he's already had one chance.
Its not like he could complain to your dad...because then he'd have to explain WHY your not letting him borrow them.

[-DC-]

Originally posted by Binky Stunt Cat
just tell him to piss off, and if he asks why, say that you dont wanna be done for selling pirated software. Then if he says "but i wont do it again, honest" say that he's already had one chance.
Its not like he could complain to your dad...because then he'd have to explain WHY your not letting him borrow them.

yeah, good point :)
*bows to leet mashtah*

[Geek4Life]

Don't lend him the CDs. Simple as that.


I assume that it must be software that youv'e written yourself. Because if it's commerically available software you're legally not allowed to have a copy of it anyway.

[KingJackal]

Originally posted by Geek4Life
I assume that it must be software that youv'e written yourself. Because if it's commerically available software you're legally not allowed to have a copy of it anyway.

New Zealand law superseeds that by allowing us all to create one backup copy of all media we purchase. So ripping a CD to OGG ( or mp3, or whatever ) is perfectly legal as long as either the files or the CD is a backup ( and the other, presumably, get's used ;) ). The same applies to games etc.

[Sydog]

Try reading into the free copy protections on cdmediaworld

I think there is one that whenever someone copies something off the cd it becomes corrupt and in order for someone to use that file it must be read off the cd

[mird-OC]

Originally posted by KingJackal
New Zealand law superseeds that by allowing us all to create one backup copy of all media we purchase. So ripping a CD to OGG ( or mp3, or whatever ) is perfectly legal as long as either the files or the CD is a backup ( and the other, presumably, get's used ;) ). The same applies to games etc.
i seem to remember reading an article where it was discovered that we don't actually have such a backup law (everyone was assuming that because the US had one, that we also had one). the article mentioned that sony were trying to make people aware that "backing up" is illegal and that such a defence would have absolutely no chance if the matter ever went to court.

[Deviant]

I'm sure that's just scare tactics. I'm sure Sony wouldn't go after you if you were legitimately backing up your software.

Anyway, if thats all you were doing, they couldn't even get any evidence. They couldn't get a search warrent, because they would have no evidence of selling CD's.

At least IMO, but I don't know much about getting search warrents, but it's tough enough to het them for terrorist or gang activities.

[2 much thinking]

Originally posted by mird-OC
i seem to remember reading an article where it was discovered that we don't actually have such a backup law (everyone was assuming that because the US had one, that we also had one). the article mentioned that sony were trying to make people aware that "backing up" is illegal and that such a defence would have absolutely no chance if the matter ever went to court.

I think you are right there. NZ has no law regarding personal backup copies so technically it is illegal to copy any cd you do not own the rights to.

Yeah, and as deviant says, how many times do you hear about someone getting sued for having a backup copy. I do it so i can use a CD-R so my original copy doesn't get used and possibly wrecked

[Artifice]

look for something so you can encrypt it onto the cd.
that way in order to access the files you need to know the password. even a simple encryption should work with most people as they cant be bothered trying to figure em out.
if he asks you what the password is you can give him the wrong one. ;) fiegn ignorance. if its some software you've paid for... give him the url and tell him to get the free month trial version. if its something you've written yourself. just put a date dieoff into the version you lend him. most people cant be bothered setting the computer back to the last date it worked anyway. Lastly just lock your backups away. hide them under your bed. next to the atomic magazine collection ;) . out of sight blah blah blah.

[Grrr!!]

Originally posted by Artifice
look for something so you can encrypt it onto the cd.
that way in order to access the files you need to know the password. even a simple encryption should work with most people as they cant be bothered trying to figure em out.
if he asks you what the password is you can give him the wrong one. ;) fiegn ignorance. if its some software you've paid for... give him the url and tell him to get the free month trial version. if its something you've written yourself. just put a date dieoff into the version you lend him. most people cant be bothered setting the computer back to the last date it worked anyway. Lastly just lock your backups away. hide them under your bed. next to the atomic magazine collection ;) . out of sight blah blah blah.

A quake PAK is usually decent enough for that. Hardly anyone would still have a copy of pak-explorer now would they ;).

[Daza]

In the Burn and get burnt programme they went to great pains to point out that, as an example, If you buy a CD and want to have a copy to listen to in the car you MUST buy another copy or take the CD inside and back to the car everytime.

the whole if you own it its legal thing never applied in NZ

There was a good article on it in the press a while ago.