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Keeping Children's Software on a Networked Server?

Posted by Cliff on from the this-is-not-"piracy"....yet dept.

mache asks: "I have a seven year old son with his own Windows 98 machine and he has many, many educational and game CDs that his stupid parents have purchased for him. These CDs often get lost and scratched. Many of these applications will not operate without the CD being in the CD drive. At an average of $20 or more, I want to be able to load a CD on to a Linux server once and then access the application through Samba. I understand that there are some applications out there that provide a 'virutal' CD player interface to a remote server and may defeat the copy protection mechanisms (deliberately placed bad tracks) in place on kid/game/educational CDs. I bought the CDs legitimately and just want to use them legitimately rather than having my son destroy them, forcing me to buy him new ones. Does anyone have a recommendation for a Windows-based application that would produce a 'virutal' CD player on a Windows 98 machine and also defeat currently used CD copy protection allowing some sort of CD image to reside on my in-home networked server."

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  1. It sounds to me that by Mordant · · Score: 1, Funny

    the only technology you need to solve this problem is a wooden paddle and a strong backhand.

    ;)

  2. Did you buy or lease by ThePilgrim · · Score: 4, Funny

    As the EULA probably says you only leased the program, I'd return the faulty disk to the company with a stamped self addressed envalope and a writable CD and a covering letter to the effect that you would like them to copy onto the CD sufficent SW to be able to continue using their program.

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    Wouldn't it be nice if schools got all the money they wanted and the army had to hold jumble sales for guns
  3. Behind the scenes.... by torgosan · · Score: 2, Funny

    "I have a seven year old son with his own Windows 98 machine and he has many, many educational and game CDs that his stupid parents have purchased for him...."

    It's early, no blood-level caffeine yet etc. but this gets me for some reason...can't put my finger on it quite, though.

    OK, getting the l'il unit involved with comps is great but ya gotta give yourselves some credit here.

    OT...why, sointley.

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    "If you put the federal government in charge of the Sahara Desert, in 5 years there'd be a shortage of sand". -Milton F.
  4. Re:Not true anymore. by barnsleyBigUn · · Score: 2, Funny

    Low volume piracy rates???

    Have you been in an IT office around christmas...the fathers/mothers form a committe and buy everything once, then swap and copy and drip feed the releases to the children ;-)