CD Copy Stopper

CTho9305 writes "Technology Review has an article about a new CD and DVD copy protection system by Doc-Witness, where the disc itself has a smart card on it. The card checks if a request is valid, and then returns a key to decrypt the contents of the disc. It apparently works with standard drives."

Comments

Oh boy

[ArmenTanzarian]

I can't wait for the ridiculously easy fix for this one. All you have to do is spit on it and it not only copies, but increases the quality!

I bet $20...

[swaic]

Saying it will be defeated within 30 days. Any takers. Also, $25 saying it will be by a Russian.

Re:I bet $20...

[st0rmshad0w]

Heh.

More like within 30 minutes. And it'll be a high school kid.

Re:I bet $20...

[Mr.Intel]

Of course, this whole post is probably illegal anyway due to the DMCA. I would post anonymously but the karma is worth time in prison and $1/2 million fine.

Well at least you have your priorities straight.

Re:I bet $20...

[evilpenguin]

As the poster pointed out, at some point it goes to your eyes and ears. This is the so-called "analog hole." You can capture the output at this point and re-digitize it. Sure, there is some tiny loss of quality, but you now have an unencrypted data stream you can reproduce indefinitely.

I'm just waiting for the day when someone tries to pass legislation that require chips in our heads where every time we think about a movie, our debit card is automatically charged.

Perfect control, protection of intellectual property rights. Surely economic interests are more important than the commons of ideas?

Read Lawrence Lessig: "Code and Other Laws of Cyberspace" and "The Future of Ideas: The Fate of the Commons in a Connected World." Be concerned.

Attractive?

[fiftyLou]

The technology is highly attractive...

Perhaps, but that website sure isn't.

Re:Attractive?

[ranulf]

It amazes me that some people still think that a bigger font makes it more believeable.

I always wondered why /. was only tolerable with the largest possible font setting.

CD-ROM drive recall announced

[PseudoThink]

"Please return your drive to the manufacturer so that we may upgrade it to be compatible with new and exciting technology that has become available! Don't miss your chance to make full use of this new technology, because it really is better!"

Didn't you read!?!?

[Anonymous Coward]

It is impracticable to crack since it is hardware based

See! Uncrackable! Just like that CSS thingy!

and next month we'll see....

[sirinek]

new encryption scheme
baby oops i cracked it again
more britney copies!

siri

Is this the copy-proofing technology........

[Ride-My-Rocket]

.... that is able to outmaneuver my Sharpie pen?

Re:We've been over this...

[yatest5]

You can use Kazaa for music? And I thought it was a porn-sharing network ;-)....

In fact, you don't see too many slashdot articles on the rights of those poor girls getting the copyright infringed on their beaver shots, do you?

Sign me up!

[Mirk]

The technology works by turning an ordinary CD drive into a smart-card reader. A photodetector at the edge of the CD turns the drive's laser light into electrical pulses, which travel to the embedded smart card and request the key. If the card deems the request legitimate, it returns the key as an electronic signal that an onboard light-emitting diode converts into light and beams back to the drive.

Hell yes! Sign me up today!

I would be more than willing to pay an additional premium on the CDs I buy if it meant I could have the c00l technology.

Re:Company claims unbreakable copy protection.

[Tackhead]

> Company claims unbreakable copy protection.
>Film at 11.

Crack at 10:30.