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DVD Drives Defeat Cactus Data Shield

Posted by michael on from the trees-obscure-view-of-forest dept.

jsepeta sends in a story about Cactus Data Shield, one of the schemes to be used for copy-protecting compact discs. A reporter for TechTV notes that DVD drives see right through the disc corruption that Cactus uses to supposedly prevent those CDs from being ripped.

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  1. Soon to be illegal... by Britano · · Score: 2, Offtopic

    any machine that allows you to rip MP3s. They will probably put a time limit on the grandfather clause, say a year. And then everyone has to buy a "copyright compliant" macine. I can't wait to be considered an evil hacker for having old equipment. Does that mean that rotary phones will become hacker equipment too?

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  2. Unjust laws by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Offtopic
    But look how gays were harrassed under sodomy laws years ago.


    And look how us working, healthy and well-off users of recreational drugs are harassed under the "War on Drugs" laws today.

  3. Re:ffs, come of it, encryption? by metrix007 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    where and who are the moron moderators on this site? how the hell was my post flamebait?

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  4. Re:It's a warped reading of the constitution by quartz · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    The Constitution says I have a right to life, not an obligation. Should I choose to give up that right, I should be free to do so, even if my attempt fails.

  5. how come? by Suppafly · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Can someone please explain to me why if Hurd was being worked on way back in the day before linux came out that it is just now getting almost close to kinda being useable?