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Copy Protect Video CD

2 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/copy-protect-video-cd.18231/

aku
aku Original post #1
Nov 6, 2005 at 10:01 PM
How can i proctect my Video CD's???
(Those wich i'm gonna play in my VCD player...)
what software is needed and how am i gonna achive this???
pls help me out
L
LordDJ #2
Nov 7, 2005 at 12:37 AM
There is no way to produce a standard compliant VCD that can't be copied! It could be possible to deliberately introduce errors thru softwares, which the VCD player would normally ignore but CD ROMs wouldn't.

On a side note, Sony (I think) introduced some DRM technique in a similar manner. But failed miserably. But they are still at it, come up with yet another lame idea recently.

Bottom line? If the video can be seen, it can be copied! Anyway why bother with so much protection for a VCD?? Try DVD they've got better encryption CSS. But unfortunately you can circumvent that too DeCSS :twisted: