Optical Disc Copy Protection: Copy Protection, Extended Copy Protection, Advanced Access Content System, StarForce, BD+, SecuROM

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 33. Chapters: Copy protection, Extended Copy Protection, Advanced Access Content System, StarForce, BD+, SecuROM, Compact Disc and DVD copy protection, Copy Control, SafeDisc, MediaMax CD-3, Content Scramble System, Cactus Data Shield, Tag s, List of compact discs sold with XCP, Key2Audio, Cinavia, Burst cutting area, ARccOS Protection, List of compact discs sold with MediaMax CD-3, FADE, ROM Mark, CD-Cops, Libcrypt, List of copy protection schemes, Data Position Measurement, Black Book, Macrovision CDS-200, LaserLock. Excerpt: Copy protection, also known as content protection, copy obstruction, copy prevention and copy restriction, refer to techniques used for preventing the reproduction of software, films, music, and other media, usually for copyright reasons. Media corporations have always used the term copy protection, but critics argue that the term tends to sway the public into identifying with the publishers, who favor restriction technologies, rather than with the users. Copy prevention and copy control may be more neutral terms. "Copy protection" is a misnomer for some systems, because any number of copies can be made from an original and all of these copies will work, but only in one computer, or only with one dongle, or only with another device that cannot be easily copied. The term is also often related to, and confused with, the concept of digital rights management. Digital rights management is a more general term because it includes all sorts of management of works, including copy restrictions. Copy protection may include measures that are not digital. A more appropriate term may be "technological protection measures" (TPMs), which is often defined as the use of technological tools in order to restrict the use or access to a work. Copy protection is most commonly found on videotapes, DVDs, computer software discs, v...