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27th January 2006, 11:11 | #1 | Link |
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Alpha-DVD protection on new DVDs
So there is a new candidate in the race for worst copy protection ever: Alpha-DVD from Settec.
When you insert the DVD in your PC drive, it tries to install a little Software, which wants to control playback. To uninstall the software you must have the original DVD and you have to mail Settec for an uninstaller and an uninstall key. Some users at forum.dvdinside.de (german) report, that the software also removes all virtual drives and burners. To bypass this crap, just turn off your Autorun in Windows. So far known DVDs: Mr. & Mrs. Smith - Kinowelt Home Entertainment R2 Germany Kinowelt mentioned, that all of their future blockbuster releases will be 'protected' with Alpha-DVD and that all the other majors want to use it too. In addition to Alpha Kinowelt uses Arccoss which causes some players to stutter. So you have a DVD with CSS, Macrovision, Region Code, Arccoss and Alpha-DVD protection. So whats next? Someone with a pistol behind you while you watch a movie? |
27th January 2006, 15:21 | #2 | Link |
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Sounds like a pending lawsuit. Installs their software? Disables drives? I wonder how long it will take someone to override Alpha-DVD?
I can't speak for everyone else, but I create copies to protect my originals from gettting damaged. I don't mind replacing my copy when the kids lose it, or scratch the he** out of it. But having to buy another DVD, for the same reason? No chance. Now another copyguard to make my life more irritating? Feh! Racer |
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this is illegal in many countries. my computer is MY computer and you can't decide what i can or what i can't do. I'm FREE to uninstall or to install what i want.Sony has many legal troubles about its rootkit. Is this a similar software or a similar philosophy? Quote:
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30th January 2006, 16:22 | #9 | Link |
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Just download this:
http://www.annoyances.org/exec/show/tweakui In the My Computer, Autoplay section you can unselect the drives you want to turn it off for. |
30th January 2006, 16:29 | #10 | Link |
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Alpha-DVD or Beta-DVD, it will be broken, hacked, decimated. It is just a matter of time. Always remember - if it can be viewed, it can be copied.
@rotty, Either TweakUI or read this.
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5th February 2006, 17:32 | #12 | Link |
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it's a totaly dumb copy protection it doesn't protect from copying but from viewing totaly dumb concept i really wonder if anyone @ Kinowelt has any idea what they bought their lol
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8th February 2006, 09:42 | #13 | Link |
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The german online magazine Heise did an analysis of the Alpha-DVD protection.
First of all: There are defective sectors in the structure. Now for that shitty windows part. If you allow to install that software it will copy three files in your systemroot (cmtl.dat, dmdmgr.exe und hadl.dll). The exe-file itself gets on different installtion different names ("dmdmgr.exe", "mscomc.exe", "avsys.exe", "win32k2.exe") and hides from Task Manager and ProcessExplorer. The process scans permantly for "wnsaspi32.dll", "asapi.dll" and "elbycdio.dll". On the test systems of Heise they caused read/write errors while burning, a completly wasted DVD-RW after burning and heavily reduced burning speed with Data-DVD. Here are the german articles. http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/69211 http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/69322 |
8th February 2006, 10:17 | #14 | Link |
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Imagine someone gets in your house, eat your food, sleep in your bed, and though out what ever he/she likes without you knowing or behind your back...... that's what this protection is doing.... that's pure illigle sh*t if you ask me.
They don't have the right to install anything on my PC, they have no damn right to remove any virtual drives.... it's my PC, my world, they don't have the right to do anything on it unless I say so. Thank God, I never have autorun enabled.
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P.S. Germany test this shit. I think if they do it in the USA there will be more troubles for the firms, so they use germany. Everybody knows that the law in germany is slow in excution. |
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I never had autoplay on. Mike |
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The following appeared on the SBC-Yahoo website:
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20th February 2006, 05:06 | #19 | Link |
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@setarip_old
Isn't it great watching the monster eat itself? In many ways, the legal issues are far more entertaining than the drek Hollywood's been pumping out lately. It's become a classic case of "the more you look, the less you see" for the MPAA.
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