[IP] Copy Protection Easily Defeated With Shift Ke y

[David Farber <dave@farber.net>]

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Subject:	Copy Protection Easily Defeated With Shift Key
Author:	EEkid@aol.com
Date:		17th December 2004 2:50:43 pm

SonyBMG plans to begin the new year with a batch of freshly pressed music cds that will feature copy protection technology from First 4 Internet. First 4 Internet's technology encodes the music files with a heavy encryption that allows standard cd players to playback the music. There are also additional data files on the CD that further enhance encryption. All of which is easily bypassed by simply holding down the shift button when you load the CD into a PC.

http://www.anandtech.com/news/shownews.aspx?i=23525


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