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cost effective COPY PROTECTION

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From: mathew dodgson
Date: Tue, 13 Feb 1996 00:00
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Howdy. My name is Mathew Dodgson, I work for Neutrino software, a
company in Melbourne, Australia dealing with computer data security. I
have just invented a form of CDROM copy protection for the IBM PC. The
copy protection is suited to any application that is distributed on
CDROM, like a game or a multi-media program.

The protection works by placing data on a CDROM that is outside what
is normally writeable on a CD-RECORDER. The data that is written can
be checked from an application on the CDROM as if it is a security
code. The security code cannot be duplicated with a CD-RECORDER, but
can be by means of mass duplication, as in a CDROM pressing plant.

Presently, CD-RECORDERs are in the price range of serious software
pirates. The number of cd-recorders available to pirates will increase
dramatically as the prices drop. I believe software piracy is a huge
problem, causing a large loss in revenue to software companies.

The advantage of having a product that is protected on CDROM is that
you can stop present and future pirates from making money from your
games, without the need for a password entry system or a hardware
dongle solution.


Please write back to me if you are interested in my product.
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From: bigbird@melbpc.org.au (mathew dodgson)
Subject: cost effective COPY PROTECTION
Date: 1996/02/13
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