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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. 1st post by olman · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    There's no content. Just post.

  2. 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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  3. GOAT by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I wonder if Linux has a higher than average representation in the Weblogs of Goatse.cx?

  4. 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.

  5. 25 year old virgin by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    Right. I've had enough.

    I'm not a bad looking guy and I've been told I'm extremely nice company too. I'm also a virgin and sick of it.

    I've turned down several offers of sex simply because I've never had sex and have been afraid to admit it. I mean what woman of my own age group would want to have casual sex with a completely inexperienced guy? So, my options seem to be either to go either with teens or mature women who'd like to have a fling with a younger guy. The idea of using the services of prostitutes (prostitution is legal here) does not really attract me either.

    1. Re:25 year old virgin by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      What are you, nothing but a humped over retard? What woman *wouldn't* want to be impaled by fresh untainted cock in the day of AIDS? Plus, I'm sure they would feel flattered that they would be chosen as your first, and would be excited about what kind of experience they could give you.

      Hell, I might start trying that, "I'm a virgin line" on chicks myself and see how wild those biotches get.

      Your problem, I fear, is that "I'm not a bad looking guy and I've been told I'm extremely nice company too" is rather exaggerated, and what you really _meant_ to say is, "I'm a fairly overweight unshaven kernel hacker without any redeeming qualities socially and nobody wants to talk to me, let alone let me take a deep penetrating dive into the plasma pool -- a veritable penetration beyond the veil of the flesh, as it were".

      So your best bet is to find the nearest prostitute and get it over with. I'd have to suggest that it would be safe to assume that paying for sex is how it's going to be for you from now on.

      Happy New Year.

    2. Re:25 year old virgin by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      You just need a good assreaming is all.

  6. 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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  7. 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.

  8. 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?