[mso] Re: Copy Protection of Data (including CDs)
- From: "Dian Chapman" <dian@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 25 Dec 2003 18:45:17 -0600
Well...I don't need to go that far...but thinking about the file
verification...I was contemplating a reg key or some such gibberish. It's
not critical...just something I've been thinking about. Thanks for the
suggestion.
Dian D. Chapman
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-----Original Message-----
From: mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Robert Carneal
Sent: Thursday, December 25, 2003 6:22 PM
To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [mso] Re: Copy Protection of Data (including CDs)
Dian- this is more trouble, but I have made one CD for a guy that contained
sensitive information. I bought one of those pen drives, and programmed his
data to look for the pen drive, if available, look for a certain file
containing a word (long word) and if it matched, allow the user to view the
CD.
I think it possible to bust that one, but he says so far only two people
tried and couldn't get in. He keeps the pen drive on his keyring, I think.
Just a suggestion. This method means the developer has to program two items,
and it means the user has to keep up with two items. But he liked it.
Robert
At 05:58 PM 12/25/2003, you wrote:
>True. But not so much protection against copying the info
>outright....but protection from letting someone else USE the
>information if copied. That's what I need to work out. Yes, I know
>passwords are there...but I want to find something less common??<shrug>
Cooler, maybe?
>
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>Dian D. Chapman
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>From: mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
>Behalf Of James S. Huggins (MSO)
>Sent: Thursday, December 25, 2003 3:06 PM
>To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [mso] Copy Protection of Data (including CDs)
>
>
>Copy protection is incredibly difficult.
>
>Remember that the RIAA has been trying for some time.
>
>They have been unsuccessful so far.
>
>BUT, once we do get copy protection working, then it will be able to
>protect all sorts of data. For example, we will be able to copy protect
>books, so that they can only be read by authorized people, and so that
>payment must happen for each reading.
>
>Copy protection cuts many ways.
>
>Here is an article on that topic.
>
>http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/right-to-read.html
>
>
>
>James S. Huggins
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