copyright dvd

[Rich2Putt]

Is there any way that once you burn a DVD, you can place a "code" or something so no one else can make a copy of your dvd?

Thanks........

[THoff]

CSS and Macrovision are not supported by UVS, but DVD Workshop 2.0 has these features.

That being said, both CSS and Macrovision are easily defeated using freeware tools, so I would consider both to be of limited value.

[thecoalman]

Microwave it.

As stated above you can but it's impractical.

http://phpbb.ulead.com.tw/EN/viewtopic.php?t=1413

[DVDDoug]

NOT FOR HOME USE!

Both Macrovision and CSS require that you (or the duplication house) have a license to use their protection technology.

Isn't that ironic? You'd have to pay to get your DVD protected, but the tools to remove the protection are FREE!

DVD Workshop has CSS and Macrovision options for DLT (Digital Linear Tape) output only. So, if you're going to send your DLT to a production house to have your DVDs mass-produced, these features can be enabled.

I'm not sure, but it may not even be technically possible to put these on a DVD-R.

Here's something I found:

The licensor of CSS encryption technology is DVD CCA (Copy Control Association), a non-profit trade association with offices at 225 B Cochrane Circle, Morgan Hill, CA. There is a $15,000 annual licensing fee, but no per-product royalties. Send license requests to css-license@lmicp.com , technical info requests to css-info@lmicp.com . Before December 15, 1999, CSS licensing was administered on an interim basis by Matsushita.

Macrovision licenses its analog anti-recording technology to hardware makers. There is a $30,000 initial charge, with a $15,000 yearly renewal fee. The fees support certification of players to ensure widest compatibility with televisions. There are no royalty charges for player manufacturers. Macrovision charges a royalty to content publishers (approximately 4 to 10 cents per disc, compared to 2 to 5 cents for a VHS tape).

In the US, you can copyright your work by basically "claiming" the copyright, and marking it as copyrighted, This doesn't offer any technological production, but it makes it illegal for someone to publish your work without your permission.

[Rich2Putt]

Thanks to all............how long do I keep the it in the microwave LOL

[GeorgeW]

Thanks to all............how long do I keep the it in the microwave LOL

It depends on how long you kept it in the freezer (you did freeze it first, didn't you)?

[thecoalman]

Actually there are a couple of tricks you can do. I saw a thread posted on www.videohelp.com linking to article where the people pirating movies were putting tracks at the end that would create errors if someone tried to copy it with nomal copy software.... Of course that's not an option for Hollywood.

Similar to this idea:

erm i use a simple method peeps, i usually put a black screen last about 15 mins at the end of my wedding film. I then put a small delibrate scratch near the end of the burned area ( a tiny one), stops most peeps

http://www.videohelp.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=1183283&

If your trying to stop the average user that will probably work better than any normal method. The copy software will generate a error and stop the copy. There's other that the hollywood people are using to confuse the copy software that can copy discs, might want to look around for threads about certain software having trouble copying certain commercial discs. That only lasts until the next version comes out though.

Anyhow, Good Luck!

[GeorgeW]

Yes, I saw this technique and posted about it on another forum a while ago, and at least one person tried it and said it did work (with some caveats).

I never tried it myself (I keep meaning to, but just haven't gotten around to doing it).

My username at the following forum is "cDynamics"
http://www.dvdoctor.net/cgi-bin/ultimat ... 827#000018

[Black Lab]

If you're questioning your copyright rights have a look at the following:

http://www.templetons.com/brad/copymyths.html

http://www.whatiscopyright.org/

(I hope I didn't commit a violation by posting their links )

[THoff]

If I were to try to use disk damage to prevent copying, I'd put an unused VOB first on the disk, not last, and damage the inner tracks of the disk.

But programs like DVD Decrypter can ignore read errors anyway, so you'd still wind up being able to read the rest of the disk. And then there are CD Doctor devices that remove smudges and scratches -- in the end, there is really nothing that will stop anyone from copying a disk given the technology that exists today.

[thecoalman]

But programs like DVD Decrypter can ignore read errors anyway, so you'd still wind up being able to read the rest of the disk. .

Yes but if they are aware o DVD Decrypter well.....I'll stop there.