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2. Compact Disc and DVD copy protection - Wikipedia

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   Compact Disc and DVD copy protection. CD/DVD copy protection is a blanket term for various methods of copy protection for CDs and DVDs. Such methods include DRM, CD-checks, Dummy Files, illegal tables of contents, over-sizing or over-burning the CD, physical errors and bad sectors. Many protection schemes rely on breaking compliance with CD and ...

3. Private copying levy - Wikipedia

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   v. t. e. A private copying levy (also known as blank media tax or levy) is a government -mandated scheme in which a special tax or levy (additional to any general sales tax) is charged on purchases of recordable media. Such taxes are in place in various countries and the income is typically allocated to the developers of "content".

4. List of Compact Disc and DVD copy protection schemes

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   DVD region code. Restricts region where media can be played by matching region number with configuration flag in DVD players. LaserLock. Includes hidden directory on the CD containing corrupted data which will cause errors while being copied. SafeDisc (version 4) See SafeDisc (versions 1-5) in previous section. SecuROM.

5. List of compact discs sold with Extended Copy Protection

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   List of compact discs sold with Extended Copy Protection. The following compact discs, sold by Sony BMG, were shipped with the computer software known as Extended Copy Protection (XCP). [1] As a result, any Microsoft Windows computer that has been used to play these CDs is likely to have had XCP installed. This can cause a number of serious ...

6. Compact disc manufacturing - Wikipedia

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   Compact disc manufacturing is the process by which commercial compact discs (CDs) are replicated in mass quantities using a master version created from a source recording. This may be either in audio form ( CD-DA) or data form ( CD-ROM ). This process is used in the mastering of read-only compact discs. DVDs and Blu-rays use similar methods ...

7. Sony BMG copy protection rootkit scandal - Wikipedia

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   The two pieces of copy-protection software at issue in the 2005–2007 scandal were included on over 22 million CDs [7] marketed by Sony BMG, the record company formed by the 2004 merger of Sony and BMG's recorded music divisions. About two million of those CDs, [7] spanning 52 titles, contained First 4 Internet (F4I)'s Extended Copy Protection ...

8. Serial Copy Management System - Wikipedia

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   The Serial Copy Management System ( SCMS) is a copy protection scheme that was created in response to the digital audio tape (DAT) invention, in order to prevent DAT recorders from making second-generation or serial copies. SCMS sets a "copy" bit in all copies, which prevents anyone from making further copies of those first copies.

9. Cactus Data Shield - Wikipedia

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   Cactus Data Shield. Cactus Data Shield ( CDS) is a form of CD/DVD copy protection for audio compact discs developed by Israeli company Midbar Technologies. [1] It has been used extensively by EMI (subsequently acquired by Sony Music ), BMG and their subsidiaries. CDS relies on two components: Erroneous Disc Navigation and Data Corruption.