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JVC Announces Technology To Prevent Software Copying

Posted by timothy on from the sounds-better-than-dongles dept.

An anonymous reader writes: "JVC and Hudson soft Co. of Japan have created a technology that they claim to have tested on 200 CD-ROM devices that prevents users from copying software CDs. They plan to have special encryption keys hidden in software and which are pressed onto CD-ROMs and which can not be read with ordinary procedures. They claim that the location, length and number of embedded keys can vary making it more difficult to hack."

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  1. Re:And when have we heard this before? by NanoGator · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    "The crackers will love this. Yet another challenge and chance to prove 'skillz'. Do they actually think that people are simply burning copies of the disk? "

    The first time I read this I thought you were making a racial slur. You should probably avoid using the words 'crackers' and 'burning' in the same post. Heh

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    "Derp de derp."
  2. Time and Desire by stoolpigeon · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    My wife and I visisted a mayan city when we were on our honeymoon in Cancun. I was amazed by the incredible amount of pure information they had ammassed in regards to astronomy.

    Our guide was really helpful in explaining that this amazing feat was possible because the people figuring all the stuff out had tons and tons of time to work on it over years and years.

    Just imagine all the people out there w/nothing but time and desire (I'm willing to bet there are more people that will work to break this than there were Mayans studying moon/stars/seasons). What system can stand against that onslaught?

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    It's hard to believe that's how Micronians are made. Why don't we see it right now by having you both kiss one another?
  3. Re:Root Technology? by NanoGator · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Think so? The reason I added it is that 'enpimpins' kinda hides the word 'pimp' without it.

    Whatcha think?

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    "Derp de derp."
  4. I'm so sorry, dewd! by mekkab · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Sorry yr response got modded down by some maroon, but it just goes to show most moderators not only SUCK, but have no concept of stylistics, which is ALWAYS on topic!

    and I see how you would prefer "enpimpin's" over "enPIMPins" or some other silly means of emphasizing the pimp (which must always be emphasisized). Either way, it wasn't until I "heard" myself saying the word that I got it.

    Thought technically yr not really contracting nor are you showing possession, but abstractly I think the entire world is possessed by the Pimp. So you can continue using your apostrophe with pride.

    Pimp on.

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    In the future, I would want to not be isolated from my friends in the Space Station.