Copy Protection

[harps05]

After I have created my movie and then go to burn it to DVD. Is there anyway I can copy protect it, to prevent other people copying it ?????

[Ken Berry]

In a word, no.

We have had this question a few times before. If I recall correctly, the sort of technology -- and the licensing -- of the technology required for this is prohibitively expensive.

[harps05]

Thanks Ken.

The wrod 'Macrovision' comes to mind

[NoM.O]

I really wouldn't bother. On top of what Ken's said, all current copy protection schemes (macrovision included) are easily circumvented by anyone with a tiny bit of know how.

peace.

[DVDDoug]

I don't know of any home software that can do copy protection. You can get software such as Ulead DVD Workshop that will "set a flag" in the ISO file, and that will trigger the copy protection in the professional mastering process.

CSS (digital encrytion) cannot be put onto a "burned" disc. I believe Macrovision (analog copy protection) can. If you have your discs duplicated by a duplicating company, they will already have a license, and they will charge you a small per-disc fee for it.

There is something called CPRM (Copy Protection for Recordable Media), but I haven't seen any software for that either.

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).

[sjj1805]

About the only thing that I know that hasn't been 'cracked' is the Sky Television Encryption. So in a nutshell I wouldn't spend too much time and effort trying to protect your work.

[welchb]

As another suggestion to this, why not create a small logo/image as a .ufo file (transparanet background) --- you will need a photo editor that can save images/text in this format most do.

Once you have this you can place this in (one of for VS10+) the overlay tracks of your video to appear in the main movie.

Simple examples could be your email address, witha logo of some sort.

This does not stop people copying or editting the footage but if this is througout it retains your details and is harder to edit out.

regards,

brian

[roy wood]

I really wouldn't bother. On top of what Ken's said, all current copy protection schemes (macrovision included) are easily circumvented by anyone with a tiny bit of know how.

Hi all, a few weeks ago I purchased a 'download licence' for some instructional material which consisted of documents and supporting video clips.
What I didn't notice and well hidden in the 'User agreement' was that part of the video content was time limited and now requires a further licence to access it.
These video files are actually downloaded on my PC but there is some sort of start up code which connects to the Net and prevents them from opening.
I know I should have read the Software Agreement more carefully but how many of us do a factor this company have cynically exploited.

If someone who knows of a way I can get past this Lock Out would PM me I would be most grateful as I certainly won't be paying again. Cheers.

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