How do we copy protect a CD?

[gopz]

There is a friend of mine who is making a software for schools and intends to sell it. How do we make sure that the CD cannot be copied...so that people wont just buy 1 CD and copy it and distribute it?

 

[Gigacore]

try this, *www.cdmediaworld.com/hardware/cdrom/cd_utils_3.shtml

 

[gopz]

But those look like Audio CD protection...may not work for Software CDs

 

[vaibhavtek]

Try this:-*www.freedom-to-tinker.com/?p=946

Btw every copy-protected CD / DVD can be copiled using Alcohol 120..

 

[ray|raven]

Offtopic:
Its at these kind of times, that people understand the problems of piracy,
and how it feels to have hard work ripped off.

Ontopic:
There are softwares that do the job, but most of them are paid,
besides , even if u manage to lock the cd, they will just use Alcohol or smthing else.
Instead just try telling people not to distribute the hard work done.
A junior of mine back in college did the same with a music cd he published.

Regards,
ray

 

[Gigacore]

Try this:-*www.cdmediaworld.com/hardware/cdrom/cd_utils_3.shtml

u stole my link

 

[ray|raven]

^ He stole your post, not just your link

 

[Gigacore]

^ yeah true He formatted it

 

[vaibhavtek]

^^ i didnot sees your post anyways edited my post.

 

[Gigacore]

^ yeah after u changed the link it looks different

 

[vaibhavtek]

if suppose his product sell in UK then he will go to UK to give the file or email it.

And suppose if his s/w become some what famous then he is gone.
24 hrs sending that file.

LOL

imo u have to do Hard Work if u goes with this sugestion of ax3

 

[Gigacore]

^

 

[valtea]

do a hardware locking with dongle.

 

[redhat]

Yup, ax3 is right...
I too am using this trick to prevent copying of my app. CD's...

 

[hullap]

i too think ax3 method is right
But u can never stop a pirate

 

[alsiladka]

If the work means so much to him, ask him to buy a SecurDisc drive, all the LG Burners are SecurDisc enabled. It will allow him to protect his media with password protection, Digital Signature Protection, and Copy protection too!