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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: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.