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A 1:1 backup will seem to be working, until the program reaches a point determined by the software publisher. Then the application or game will halt and present the user with an invitation to purchase a legal, fully functional version of the software...
Protected :
Dungeon Siege: LoA (Microsoft)
I've got some no cd cracks but I don't know if the SmarteCD Protection if broken and with the crack i can't join any one cause the game tests crc verse the Person if connection to, i don't want to play then find i have to buy the game.
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The SmarteCD technology can uniquely encrypt and embed an identifying 'black hole' within the content of each individual product CD resulting in technology that can distinguish an original, properly licensed CD from a forgery. With this level of protection, software manufacturers can effectively render forged application CDs unusable.
At the point of CD replication or duplication, SmarteCD physically alters the CD media preventing it from duplication or digital reproduction. Your products become resistant to 'accidental' unauthorized use and professional piracy, as well as preventing unauthorized users from copying CD-ROM content to a hard drive.
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http://news.zdnet.co.uk/hardware/eme...2118144,00.htm