I don't understand why they would make protection that doesnt affect a 1:1 copy but will affect a cdr rip?
I did a lot of reading up on fade protection when I bought operation flashpoint on pc this summer.
From what i can remember it works on your save games or something like that.
Until it hits the ps2 scene badly I'm not gonna worry about it. Although it will just be the same as medieval (Spelt wrong

) on ps1.
I think it was defiance that cracked fade protection originally so it's only a matter of time. And i guess dvd image will most likely be patched the same way as cd.
Either that or elby release a long awaited clone dvd