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#24527 - 10/01/2001 11:00 Copy Protection on Drives... a new proposal.
SE_Sport_Driver
carpal tunnel

Registered: 05/01/2001
Posts: 4903
Loc: Detroit, MI USA
Check out this story on CNN.com about proposed copy protection built into future drives... If my link doesn't work, here is the URL: http://www.cnn.com/2001/TECH/computing/01/10/hard.drive.copy.protection.idg/index.html

I just wonder why computer manufactuers would be so interested in proposing this? Seems to go against their traditional view on copy protection..



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#24528 - 10/01/2001 17:46 Re: Copy Protection on Drives... a new proposal. [Re: SE_Sport_Driver]
drakino
carpal tunnel

Registered: 08/06/1999
Posts: 7868
I don't see it ever taking off anytime soon, or if it does, it being effective. Right now there is firmware in my DVD drive that enables region coding. But there also exists a firmware flash for it to strip the region code out, and allow it to read any region. I'm sure something similar will happen if this is ever implemented.


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